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The federal legislation on marriage and divorce is a good place to start understanding how family law terms like ''spouse'' and ''parent'' apply to people in polyamorous relationships. Section 2 of the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7w02 Civil Marriage Act]'' defines ''marriage'' as "the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others." If that wasn't plain enough, section 2(1) of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' defines ''spouse'' as "either of two persons who are married to each other." | The federal legislation on marriage and divorce is a good place to start for understanding how family law terms like ''spouse'' and ''parent'' apply to people in polyamorous relationships. Section 2 of the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7w02 Civil Marriage Act]'' defines ''marriage'' as "the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others." If that wasn't plain enough, section 2(1) of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' defines ''spouse'' as "either of two persons who are married to each other." | ||
Legislation like this clearly says that marriages involve two people, and two people only. On the other hand, let's look more carefully at the definition of ''spouse'' at section 3 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'': | Legislation like this clearly says that marriages involve two people, and two people only. On the other hand, let's look more carefully at the definition of ''spouse'' at section 3 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'': | ||
