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;''Adoption Act'':A provincial law dealing with the ability to adopt and the adoption process. | ;''Adoption Act'':A provincial law dealing with the ability to adopt and the adoption process. | ||
;adoptive parent:A person who has formally assumed the status of parent to a child who is not his or her biological offspring. See "adoption" and "natural parent". | ;adoptive parent:A person who has formally assumed the status of parent to a child who is not his or her biological offspring. See "adoption" and "natural parent". | ||
;adultery:A married person's | ;adultery:A married person's voluntary sexual intercourse with a person other than his or her spouse; cheating; playing the field; fishing out of season. Proof of adultery is grounds for an immediate divorce, providing that the other spouse has not consented to or forgiven the adulterous act. See "collusion", "condonation" and "divorce, grounds of". | ||
;advance:In family law, this usually refers to one party obtaining a share of the family property before the property have been finally divided by court order or the parties' agreement. | ;advance:In family law, this usually refers to one party obtaining a share of the family property before the property have been finally divided by court order or the parties' agreement. | ||
;Advisory Guidelines:An academic paper released by the Department of Justice that describes a variety of mathematic formulas that can be applied to determine how much spousal support should be paid and how long spousal support should be paid for, once a spouse is found to be entitled to receive support. The Advisory Guidelines is not a law. | ;Advisory Guidelines:An academic paper released by the Department of Justice that describes a variety of mathematic formulas that can be applied to determine how much spousal support should be paid and how long spousal support should be paid for, once a spouse is found to be entitled to receive support. The Advisory Guidelines is not a law. | ||
