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→When do claims for spousal support have to be made?
===When do claims for spousal support have to be made?===
Under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'':
#married spouses have to start a court proceeding asking for spousal support within two years from the date ''they were divorced'' or their ''marriage was annulled'', and
#unmarried spouses have to start a proceeding for spousal support within two years from the date ''they separated''.
Remember that these limits are for the ''Family Law Act'' — there are no limits about when married spouses can ask for spousal support under the ''[[Divorce Act]]''.
It's important to know that under section 198(5), the two-year countdown from the date of divorce or separation stops while the spouses are trying to resolve their dispute outside of court with the help of a family justice counsellor, a mediator, a lawyer, or an arbitrator.