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*paying child support, | *paying child support, | ||
*paying spousal support, and | *paying spousal support, and | ||
*changing orders about custody, access, child support and spousal support. | *changing orders about custody, access, child support, and spousal support. | ||
====What is "corollary relief"?==== | ====What is "corollary relief"?==== | ||
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====What about annulment?==== | ====What about annulment?==== | ||
When a marriage is ''annulled'', the marriage is cancelled as if the | When a marriage is ''annulled'', the marriage is cancelled as if the couple had never been married at all. A marriage can be annulled if there is a problem with the legal requirements of the marriage ceremony or the legal capacity of the parties to marry. | ||
The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' doesn't deal with the annulment of marriages, only divorce. Annulment is governed by the common law and is nowhere near as easy to get as a divorce. The [[Married Spouses]] | The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' doesn't deal with the annulment of marriages, only divorce. Annulment is governed by the common law and is nowhere near as easy to get as a divorce. The section on [[Married Spouses]] in the [[Family Relationships]] chapter talks about when and how marriages are annulled. | ||
===When can a court proceeding under the ''Divorce Act'' start?=== | ===When can a court proceeding under the ''Divorce Act'' start?=== | ||
