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{{JP Boyd on Family Law TOC|expanded = relationships}} | {{JP Boyd on Family Law TOC|expanded = relationships}} | ||
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People in virtually any kind of relationship can find themselves having a problem involving family law. Some people are married, others have lived together long enough to qualify as spouses without being married, others are in shorter relationships, perhaps lasting for only one night, which produce children. Family law isn't just about relationships between spouses or parents, it also concerns the relationships between grandchildren and grandparents, between nieces and nephews and aunts and uncles, and between children and other adults with significant roles in their lives | People in virtually any kind of relationship can find themselves having a problem involving family law. Some people are married, others have lived together long enough to qualify as spouses without being married, others are in shorter relationships, perhaps lasting for only one night, which produce children. Family law isn't just about relationships between spouses or parents, it also concerns the relationships between grandchildren and grandparents, between nieces and nephews and aunts and uncles, and between children and other adults with significant roles in their lives | ||
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Section 3(1) of the provincial ''Family Law Act'' defines ''spouse'' as including married spouses as well as: | Section 3(1) of the provincial ''Family Law Act'' defines ''spouse'' as including married spouses as well as: | ||
#people who have lived in a | #people who have lived in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years, and | ||
#people who have lived in a | #people who have lived in a marriage-like relationship for less than two years and have had a child together. | ||
Unmarried spouses who have lived together for at least two years have all of the same rights and obligations under the ''Family Law Act'' as married spouses. Unmarried spouses who have lived together for less than two years don't qualify as spouses for the parts of the act that talk about dividing property and debt, but they are spouses for the parts about spousal support and the child support obligations of stepparents. | Unmarried spouses who have lived together for at least two years have all of the same rights and obligations under the ''Family Law Act'' as married spouses. Unmarried spouses who have lived together for less than two years don't qualify as spouses for the parts of the act that talk about dividing property and debt, but they are spouses for the parts about spousal support and the child support obligations of stepparents. | ||