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===Divorce=== | ===Divorce=== | ||
Divorce is the legal end of a valid marriage. To obtain a divorce, one spouse must sue the other in the [ | Divorce is the legal end of a valid marriage. To obtain a divorce, one spouse must sue the other in the [https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ Supreme Court], and in general at least one of the spouses must have been "ordinarily resident" in British Columbia for the preceding year. To qualify for a divorce order, a spouse must prove that the marital relationship has broken down for one of three reasons: | ||
#separation for a period of not less than one year, | #separation for a period of not less than one year, |