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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Being in a family relationship can create legal obligations in addition to the moral and social obligations that we usually associate with a family relationship. Under the old common law, for example, a husband had the legal duty to provide his wife and children with shelter, food, and the other basic necessities of life. Although this obligation still exists under the federal ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vf2 Criminal Code]'', it has been a part of the legislation on family law since the English ''Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act'' was passed in 1857. As society has evolved, so have the obligations triggered by different kinds of family relationships. | Being in a family relationship can create legal obligations in addition to the moral and social obligations that we usually associate with a family relationship. Under the old common law, for example, a husband had the legal duty to provide his wife and children with shelter, food, and the other basic necessities of life. Although this obligation still exists under the federal ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vf2 Criminal Code]'', it has not been a part of the legislation on family law since the English ''Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act'' was passed in 1857. As society has evolved, so have the obligations triggered by different kinds of family relationships. | ||
Family law in British Columbia deals with four kinds of family | Family law in British Columbia deals with four kinds of family relationships | ||
*'''Married spouses:''' People who are married spouses have been wed at a ceremony conducted by someone licensed by the province to perform marriages. Married relationships end when a court makes an order for the spouses’ divorce. | *'''Married spouses:''' People who are married spouses have been wed at a ceremony conducted by someone licensed by the province to perform marriages. Married relationships end when a court makes an order for the spouses’ divorce. | ||
