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The ''Family Law Act'' also talks about how parents can: | The ''Family Law Act'' also talks about how parents can: | ||
*ask for declarations and orders about who the guardians of a child are, | |||
*make agreements or ask for orders about parental responsibilities and parenting time with a child, if the parent is also a guardian of the child, | |||
*make agreements or ask for orders about contact with a child, if the parent is not a guardian of the child, | |||
*make agreements or ask for orders about the payment of child support, and | |||
*ask for orders for the protection of people. | |||
Parents who don't qualify as "spouses" under section 3 of the ''Family Law Act'' — see the first section in this chapter for more information about who qualifies as a spouse under the act — ''cannot'' use the act to ask for orders about: | Parents who don't qualify as "spouses" under section 3 of the ''Family Law Act'' — see the first section in this chapter for more information about who qualifies as a spouse under the act — ''cannot'' use the act to ask for orders about: | ||
*the payment of spousal support, | |||
*the division of property and debt, or | |||
*orders for the protection of property. | |||
The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to people who are or were married to each other; it doesn't apply to people in unmarried relationships, including parents who aren't married to each other. | The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to people who are or were married to each other; it doesn't apply to people in unmarried relationships, including parents who aren't married to each other. | ||
