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Requirements for Divorce and Annulment (view source)
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Canada’s divorce law is called the [http://canlii.ca/t/7vbw ''Divorce Act'']. Under it, a court order for '''divorce''' ends a valid marriage. Only '''married spouses''' can get a divorce. Unmarried spouses can’t, and don’t need to. | Canada’s divorce law is called the [http://canlii.ca/t/7vbw ''Divorce Act'']. Under it, a court order for '''divorce''' ends a valid marriage. Only '''married spouses''' can get a divorce. Unmarried spouses can’t, and don’t need to. | ||
Some religions allow for religious or ritual divorces. These divorces don’t legally end a marriage. Under Canadian law, you and your spouse are married until a court makes a divorce order. | Some religions allow for religious or ritual divorces. These divorces ''don’t'' legally end a marriage. Under Canadian law, you and your spouse are married until a court makes a divorce order. | ||
To remarry, a married spouse first needs to get a divorce. | To remarry, a married spouse first needs to get a divorce. | ||