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Under s. 3, spouse includes: | Under s. 3, spouse includes: | ||
#someone who is married to someone else | #someone who is married to someone else, | ||
#someone who has lives with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years | #someone who has lives with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years, | ||
#except for the parts of the act about dividing property and debt, someone who has lives with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for less than two years if they have had a child together | #except for the parts of the act about dividing property and debt, someone who has lives with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for less than two years if they have had a child together, and, | ||
#former spouses. | #former spouses. | ||
Under s. 39(1) of the act, a child's guardians are usually the child's parents, as long as they have lived together during the child's life. Under s. 39(3), guardians include: | Under s. 39(1) of the act, a child's guardians are usually the child's parents, as long as they have lived together during the child's life. Under s. 39(3), guardians include: | ||
#people who are parents because of an assisted reproduction agreement | #people who are parents because of an assisted reproduction agreement, and, | ||
#parents who never lived with child and other parent, as long as the parent "regularly cares" for the child. | #parents who never lived with child and other parent, as long as the parent "regularly cares" for the child. | ||
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The ''Family Law Act'' covers these subjects: | The ''Family Law Act'' covers these subjects: | ||
*parentage of children and assisted reproduction, | |||
*guardianship of children, | |||
*parental responsibilities and parenting time, | |||
*contact with a child, | |||
*child support and spousal support, | |||
*dividing property and debt, | |||
*orders to protect people, and, | |||
*orders to protect property. | |||