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The ''Family Law Act'' became law in British Columbia on 18 March 2013. All of the parts of the act about children and support applied to everyone right away, including people who were in the middle of a court proceeding. However, under s. 252(2) married spouses who had started a court proceeding about the division of property or had an agreement about the division of property continue under the old ''Family Relations Act'' as if it hadn't been cancelled: | The ''Family Law Act'' became law in British Columbia on 18 March 2013. All of the parts of the act about children and support applied to everyone right away, including people who were in the middle of a court proceeding. However, under s. 252(2) married spouses who had started a court proceeding about the division of property or had an agreement about the division of property must continue under the old ''Family Relations Act'' as if it hadn't been cancelled, unless the spouses agree otherwise: | ||
<blockquote><tt>(2) Unless the spouses agree otherwise, </tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>(2) Unless the spouses agree otherwise, </tt></blockquote> | ||
