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A family law agreement is a contract between two or more people that is enforceable by the courts, just like any other kind of contract. People can make any kind of contract they want, as long as the contract isn't made for an illegal purpose and doesn't require a person to do something illegal. There's no reason, for example, why | A family law agreement is a contract between two or more people that is enforceable by the courts, just like any other kind of contract. People can make any kind of contract they want, as long as the contract isn't made for an illegal purpose and doesn't require a person to do something illegal. There's no reason, for example, why two people couldn't make a contract requiring one of them to wear purple shirts on Thursdays in exchange for a box of red ants. Although it's hard to imagine why anyone would want such a contract, it's still possible. | ||
This page has just gone through the sorts of orders unmarried couples can ask for under the ''Family Law Act''. Essentially, we're talking about orders about the care of children and the payment of child support. If an unmarried couples was going to have an agreement, it would probably talk about these two issues. However, like the contract about shirts and ants, there's no reason why an unmarried couple couldn't make an agreement that also talked about the payment of spousal support and the division of family property and family debt. Although they'd be under no legal obligation to make a contract about these things, they can if they want. | This page has just gone through the sorts of orders unmarried couples can ask for under the ''Family Law Act''. Essentially, we're talking about orders about the care of children and the payment of child support. If an unmarried couples was going to have an agreement, it would probably talk about these two issues. However, like the contract about shirts and ants, there's no reason why an unmarried couple couldn't make an agreement that also talked about the payment of spousal support and the division of family property and family debt. Although they'd be under no legal obligation to make a contract about these things, they can if they want. | ||
