Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Family Law in British Columbia"
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*'''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. | *'''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. | ||
*'''Parents.''' Parents are people who have had a baby together, sometimes including people who helped as the donor of sperm, the donor of eggs, or as a surrogate mother. Parents may be unmarried adults, unmarried spouses, married spouses, or complete strangers. What matters is that they have a child. | *'''Parents.''' Parents are people who have had a baby together, sometimes including people who helped as the donor of sperm, the donor of eggs, or as a surrogate mother. Parents may be unmarried adults, unmarried spouses, married spouses, or complete strangers. What matters is that they have a child. | ||
'''Important changes''' <br /> | |||
Under the changes to the ''Divorce Act'' that took effect on 1 March 2021, "custody" is now known as ''decision-making responsibility'' and "access" is now known as ''parenting time'', for people who are or used to be married to each other, or ''contact'' for other people. | |||
'''Further reading''' <br /> | '''Further reading''' <br /> | ||
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*[[Property & Debt in Family Law Matters]] | *[[Property & Debt in Family Law Matters]] | ||
*[[Family Relationships]], in particular the sections on [[Marriage & Married Spouses]] and [[Unmarried Spouses]] | *[[Family Relationships]], in particular the sections on [[Marriage & Married Spouses]] and [[Unmarried Spouses]] | ||
==Resolving family law problems== | ==Resolving family law problems== | ||