Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Family Law in British Columbia"
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As you can see, the sorts of family law problems a couple can have sometimes depends on what their relationship was like. In family law, there are three types of relationship: | As you can see, the sorts of family law problems a couple can have sometimes depends on what their relationship was like. In family law, there are three types of relationship: | ||
#Unmarried couples | #'''Unmarried couples.''' An unmarried couple probably think of themselves as boyfriend and girlfriend. They may have lived together, but not for too long. Sometimes an unmarried couple involved in a family law problem <span class="noglossary">will</span> have been together only for a very short while ― perhaps just long enough to make a baby. | ||
#Unmarried spouses | #'''Unmarried spouses.''' Unmarried spouses are not legally married. Unmarried spouses have lived together in a loving relationship, and, for most purposes of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', must have lived together for at least two years or for less than two years if the couple have had a child together. | ||
#Married spouses | #'''Married spouses.''' Married spouses have been legally married, by a marriage commissioner or a religious official licensed to perform marriages, and their marriage has been registered with the government where they were married. | ||
'''Further reading:''' | '''Further reading:''' |