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The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8451 Land (Spouse Protection) Act]'' protects the rights of married spouses and unmarried spouses to their interest in the family home by allowing them to file an entry on the title of the property, but the protection ends once the | The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8451 Land (Spouse Protection) Act]'' protects the rights of married spouses and unmarried spouses to their interest in the family home by allowing them to file an entry on the title of the property, but the protection ends once the spousal relationship ends. | ||
The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8456 Land Title Act]'' deals with all aspects of real property in British Columbia, including the conditions of holding valid title to a piece of land, placing and removing encumbrances (like liens and mortgages) on the title of a property, and the conditions under which a ''Certificate of Pending Litigation'' can be placed on the title. The ''[http://canlii.ca/t/848q Partition of Property Act]'' gives someone who owns property jointly with someone else the right to force the sale of that property over the objections of the other owner. | The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8456 Land Title Act]'' deals with all aspects of real property in British Columbia, including the conditions of holding valid title to a piece of land, placing and removing encumbrances (like liens and mortgages) on the title of a property, and the conditions under which a ''Certificate of Pending Litigation'' can be placed on the title. The ''[http://canlii.ca/t/848q Partition of Property Act]'' gives someone who owns property jointly with someone else the right to force the sale of that property over the objections of the other owner. |