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<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><tt>(ii) except in Parts 5 and 6, has a child with the other person.</tt></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><tt>(ii) except in Parts 5 and 6, has a child with the other person.</tt></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
We know that "marriage" is out because of the definition in the ''Civil Marriage Act'', but you'll see that the definition of unmarried spouse in section 3(1)(b) doesn't have a number limit attached to it. In Alberta, on the other hand, section 3(1) of the ''Adult Interdependent Relationships Act'' says that an adult interdependent partner includes someone who has lived with someone else in a ''relationship of interdependence''. Section 1(1) of that act offers a definition of that term and says this: | We know that "marriage" is out because of the definition in the ''Civil Marriage Act'', but you'll see that the definition of unmarried spouse in section 3(1)(b) doesn't have a number limit attached to it. In Alberta, on the other hand, section 3(1) of the ''Adult Interdependent Relationships Act'' says that an adult interdependent partner includes someone who has lived with someone else in a ''relationship of interdependence''. Section 1(1) of that act offers a definition of that unusual term and says this: | ||
<blockquote><tt>“relationship of interdependence” means a relationship outside marriage in which any 2 persons</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>“relationship of interdependence” means a relationship outside marriage in which any 2 persons</tt></blockquote> | ||
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<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(iii) function as an economic and domestic unit.</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(iii) function as an economic and domestic unit.</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
And there's that number limit, "2 persons." But that's missing from the British Columbia definition of "spouse" in section 3(1)(b) of the ''Family Law Act''. | And there's that number limit again, "2 persons." But that's missing from the British Columbia definition of "spouse" in section 3(1)(b) of the ''Family Law Act''. To "live with another person in a marriage-like relationship" doesn't mean ''with just one other person''. The British Columbia definition means that a person can be in a spousal relationship with one person while being in a spousal relationship with someone else and being in a spousal relationship with someone else. | ||
That's really important, because under the ''Family Law Act'', someone who is a ''spouse'' has the right to ask for spousal support and for the division of property and debt. | |||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== | ||