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==Common family law problems==
==Common family law problems==


All sorts of people in all sorts of situations can have family law problems, including couples who live together and couples who don't, couples who are married and couples who aren't, and couples who intended to have a child together and couples who didn't. In British Columbia, family law applies to same-sex couples in exactly the same way that it applies to opposite-sex couples. The sorts of problems a couple can have when their relationship ends include deciding how the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> be cared for, whether support should be paid, and who <span class="noglossary">will</span> keep which property and which debt.
All sorts of people in all sorts of situations can have family law problems, including couples who live together and couples who don't, couples who are married and couples who aren't, and couples who intended to have a child together and couples who didn't. In British Columbia, family law applies to same sex couples in exactly the same way that it applies to opposite-sex couples. The sorts of problems a couple can have when their relationship ends include deciding how the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> be cared for, whether support should be paid, and who <span class="noglossary">will</span> keep which property and which debt.


Family law problems about children include making decisions about:
Family law problems about children include making decisions about:

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