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| resourcetype = a publication on ''Family Law Act'' basics titled | | resourcetype = a publication on ''Family Law Act'' basics titled | ||
| link = [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Living Together or Living Apart] | | link = [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Living Together or Living Apart] | ||
}} | }}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, while others are in shorter relationships, perhaps lasting for only one night, which produce children. | ||
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, while 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 | 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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In this first section we take a look at the range of family relationships, and examine how the law impacts on people in these relationships. We also discuss some urban myths about married and unmarried relationships. | In this first section we take a look at the range of family relationships, and examine how the law impacts on people in these relationships. We also discuss some urban myths about married and unmarried relationships. | ||
The other sections in this chapter go into more detail about the legal rights and duties involved in married relationships, unmarried spousal relationships, and | The other sections in this chapter go into more detail about the [[Married Spouses|legal rights and duties involved in married relationships]], [[Unmarried Spouses|unmarried spousal relationships]], relationships involving [[Other Unmarried Relationships|unmarried people who have had a child but never lived together]], and the rights of [[Children's Caregivers and Extended Family|caregivers and extended family members]]. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
