===The Divorce Act, RSC 1985, c 3 (2nd Supp) is a federal law that you can find, along with other federal laws, at the website of the federal Department of Justice, or on [http://canlii.ca/t/7vbw CanLII], a free website for searching Canadian court decisions and legislation. Because of a constitutional rule called the ''doctrine of paramountcy'', the Divorce Actis considered to be superior to the provincial ''===Family Law Act''. As a result, if you are entitled to ask for an order under the Divorce Act about child support or spousal support, you probably should.
The Divorce Act only applies to ''Divorce Actmarried spouses'' is a federal law that you can find, along with people who are or were married to each other federal laws, at the website of the federal Department of Justice, by a marriage commissioner or on [http://canlii.ca/t/7vbw CanLII], a free website for searching Canadian court decisions and legislationreligious official licenced to perform marriages. Because of a constitutional rule called the ''doctrine of paramountcy''If you are not legally married, the ''Divorce Family Law Act'' is considered to be superior to the provincial only game in town. Although the court may allow someone who isn''Family Law Act''. As t a result, if you are entitled spouse to ask apply under the Divorce Act for an order under relating to custody of or access to a child, that person must get the court''Divorce Act'' about child support or spousal supports permission first, you probably shouldand the spouses must have already started a court proceeding between each other.
The You must also be ''Divorce Actordinarily resident'' only applies to ''married spouses'', people who are or were married to each other by a marriage commissioner or a religious official licenced to perform marriages. If in your province for at least one year before you are not legally married, can ask for an order under the ''Family Law Divorce Act'' is the only game in town. Although the court may allow someone who isn't This means that you might have to delay filing for a spouse to apply under the ''Divorce Act'divorce if you' for an order relating to custody of or access ve moved to a child, that person must get the court's permission first, and new province within the spouses must have already started a court proceeding between each otherlast year.
You must also be ''ordinarily resident'' in your province for at least one year before you can ask for an order under the ''Divorce Act''. This means that you might have to delay filing for a divorce if you've moved to a new province within the last year. The ''Divorce Act'' refers to children as ''children of the marriage''. A child of the marriage is defined in s. 2(1) as:
<blockquote><tt>A child of two spouses or former spouses who, at the material time,</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) any child of whom one is the parent and for whom the other stands in the place of a parent</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
The ''Divorce Act'' covers these basic subjects:
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