Difference between revisions of "Parents"

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Stepparents can be required to pay child support for the benefit of their stepchildren. However, s. 146 of the ''Family Law Act'' defines a ''stepparent'' as someone who is "a spouse of the child's parent". As a result, someone in an unmarried relationship that doesn't qualify as a spousal relationship cannot be made to pay child support for the other party's children.
Stepparents can be required to pay child support for the benefit of their stepchildren. However, s. 146 of the ''Family Law Act'' defines a ''stepparent'' as someone who is "a spouse of the child's parent". As a result, someone in an unmarried relationship that doesn't qualify as a spousal relationship cannot be made to pay child support for the other party's children.


====Property====
====Family Property and Family Debt====


The ''Family Law Act'' defines a "spouse" for the purposes of claims about property and debt as someone who has lived in a marriage-like relationship with someone else for at least two years. Only spouses may ask for orders about the division of property and debt.
The ''Family Law Act'' defines a "spouse" for the purposes of claims about property and debt as someone who has lived in a marriage-like relationship with someone else for at least two years. Only spouses may ask for orders about the division of property and debt.

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