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| link = [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Living Together or Living Apart] | | link = [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Living Together or Living Apart] | ||
}}''Polyamorous relationships'' are relationships involving more than two adults; someone who identifies as ''polyamorous'' is or prefers to be in a relationship with more than one other person at a time. Polyamorous relationships are tremendously diverse. They may include adults who are married to each other and adults who have had children together. The people in a polyamorous relationship may or may not identify as a | }}''Polyamorous relationships'' are relationships involving more than two adults; someone who identifies as ''polyamorous'' is or prefers to be in a relationship with more than one other person at a time. Polyamorous relationships are tremendously diverse. They may include adults who are married to each other and adults who have had children together. The people in a polyamorous relationship may or may not identify as a "family," they may or may not live together, and they may or may not own property together. Not only are polyamorous relationships varied and diverse, they can be ''complicated''. | ||
This section provides an introduction to polyamorous relationships and how polyamorous relationships work in the context of family law. Because each province and territory has its own laws about who is entitled to parent children, ask for child support, ask for spousal support, and ask to divide property, the information in this page only applies to people who live in British Columbia. If you live outside of British Columbia and are entering or leaving a polyamorous relationship, you ''must'' speak to a family law lawyer in your area for accurate information about how family law may impact you and your relationship. | This section provides an introduction to polyamorous relationships and how polyamorous relationships work in the context of family law. Because each province and territory has its own laws about who is entitled to parent children, ask for child support, ask for spousal support, and ask to divide property, the information in this page only applies to people who live in British Columbia. If you live outside of British Columbia and are entering or leaving a polyamorous relationship, you ''must'' speak to a family law lawyer in your area for accurate information about how family law may impact you and your relationship. | ||
