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The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' is the main law on marriage breakdown in Canada. It applies to people who are or were married to each other, regardless of where they were married. If people in other kinds of relationships want orders about the care of children, child support or spousal support and can't make an agreement, they must apply under provincial legislation. In British Columbia, that law is the ''[[Family Law Act]]''. | The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' is the main law on marriage breakdown in Canada. It applies to people who are or were married to each other, regardless of where they were married. If people in other kinds of relationships want orders about the care of children, child support or spousal support and can't make an agreement, they must apply under provincial legislation. In British Columbia, that law is the ''[[Family Law Act]]''. | ||
If married spouses have started a court proceeding, other people can use the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' to ask for orders about the care of the spouses' children, but they must get the court's permission first. | If married spouses have started a court proceeding, other people, like grandparents, other family members and children's other caregivers, can use the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' to ask for orders about the care of the spouses' children, but they must get the court's permission first. | ||
===What does the ''Divorce Act'' cover?=== | ===What does the ''Divorce Act'' cover?=== | ||
