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===What does the ''Divorce Act'' cover?=== | ===What does the ''Divorce Act'' cover?=== | ||
The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' | The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' talks about: | ||
*divorce | *divorce and foreign divorce orders, | ||
*custody of children, | *custody of children, | ||
*access to children, | *access to children, | ||
*paying child support | *paying child support, | ||
*paying spousal support, and | *paying spousal support, and | ||
*changing orders about custody, access, child support and spousal support. | *changing orders about custody, access, child support and spousal support. | ||
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====What about annulment?==== | ====What about annulment?==== | ||
When a marriage is ''annulled'', | When a marriage is ''annulled'', the marriage is cancelled as if the parties had never been married at all. A marriage can be annulled if there is a problem with the legal requirements of the marriage ceremony or the legal capacity of the parties to marry. | ||
The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' doesn't | The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' doesn't deal the annulment of marriages, only divorce. Annulment is governed by the common law and is nowhere near as easy to get as a divorce. | ||
===When can a court proceeding under the ''Divorce Act'' start?=== | ===When can a court proceeding under the ''Divorce Act'' start?=== | ||
