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|link = the ''[http://www.quickscribe.bc.ca/secure/pdfs/4032.pdf Family Law Act]''<br/>[[File:Nuvola_mimetypes_pdf.png|40px|link=|alt=]] | |link = the ''[http://www.quickscribe.bc.ca/secure/pdfs/4032.pdf Family Law Act]''<br/>[[File:Nuvola_mimetypes_pdf.png|40px|link=|alt=]] | ||
}}The ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8q3k Family Law Act]'', SBC 2011, c 25 is a law created by the government of British Columbia that you can find, along with other provincial laws, at the website of the [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_11025_01 Queen's Printer] or on [http://canlii.ca/t/8q3k CanLII], a free website that lets you search Canadian laws and court decisions. A handy, downloadable PDF of the law is also available online through a service called [http://www.quickscribe.bc.ca/secure/pdfs/4032.pdf Quickscribe]. Both married and unmarried | }}The ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8q3k Family Law Act]'', SBC 2011, c 25 is a law created by the government of British Columbia that you can find, along with other provincial laws, at the website of the [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_11025_01 Queen's Printer] or on [http://canlii.ca/t/8q3k CanLII], a free website that lets you search Canadian laws and court decisions. A handy, downloadable PDF of the law is also available online through a service called [http://www.quickscribe.bc.ca/secure/pdfs/4032.pdf Quickscribe]. Both married and unmarried people may apply for orders under this act, as well as other people who might have an interest in a child, such as a family member of the child. | ||
Section 1 of the ''Family Law Act'' defines a ''child'' as someone who is under 19 years of age. Section 146 gives a bigger definition | Section 1 of the ''Family Law Act'' defines a ''child'' as someone who is under 19 years of age. Section 146 gives a bigger definition of "child" when making decisions about child support. That section defines ''child'' as including: | ||
<blockquote><tt>a person who is 19 years of age or older and unable, because of illness, disability or another reason, to obtain the necessaries of life or withdraw from the charge of his or her parents or guardians</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>a person who is 19 years of age or older and unable, because of illness, disability or another reason, to obtain the necessaries of life or withdraw from the charge of his or her parents or guardians</tt></blockquote> | ||