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While a couple is married, the federal ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vf2 Criminal Code]'' requires each spouse to provide the other with the "necessities of life," whatever that means. Apart from that, there is no legislation that defines the duties involved in marriage. | While a couple is married, the federal ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vf2 Criminal Code]'' requires each spouse to provide the other with the "necessities of life," whatever that means. Apart from that, there is no legislation that defines the duties involved in marriage. | ||
When a married couple separates, each of the spouses has certain rights under the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]''. | When a married couple separates, each of the spouses has certain rights under the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]''. Under the ''Divorce Act'', a spouse can ask for: | ||
*a divorce, to legally end the marriage, | |||
*a divorce, | |||
*custody of and access to any children born of the marriage, | *custody of and access to any children born of the marriage, | ||
*child support for any children born of the marriage as well as for any stepchildren, and | *child support for any children born of the marriage as well as for any stepchildren, and | ||
