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→Who does the Divorce Act apply to?
The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' is the main Canadian law on marriage breakdown and divorce. It only applies to couples who are or were legally married to each other, regardless of where they were married. If people in other kinds of relationships can't make an agreement and need to ask the court for orders about parenting children, child support, or spousal support, they must apply under provincial legislation. In British Columbia, that law is the ''[[Family Law Act]]''.
If married spouses have started a court proceeding under the ''[[Divorce Act]]'', other people — including grandparents, other family members, and children's other caregivers — can use the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' to ask for orders for contact with the spouses' children, but they must get the court's permission first.
===What issues does the ''Divorce Act'' cover?===