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In this first section we take a look at the range of family relationships, and examine how the law impacts on people in these relationships. We also discuss some urban myths about married and unmarried relationships. The other sections in this chapter go into more detail about the legal rights and duties involved in [[Marriage & Married Spouses|married relationships]], [[Unmarried Spouses|unmarried spousal relationships]], and relationships involving [[Other Unmarried Relationships|unmarried people who have had a child but never lived together]]. The final section talks about the claims a child's [[Children's Caregivers and Extended Family|caregivers and extended family members]] can make. | In this first section we take a look at the range of family relationships, and examine how the law impacts on people in these relationships. We also discuss some urban myths about married and unmarried relationships. The other sections in this chapter go into more detail about the legal rights and duties involved in [[Marriage & Married Spouses|married relationships]], [[Unmarried Spouses|unmarried spousal relationships]], and relationships involving [[Other Unmarried Relationships|unmarried people who have had a child but never lived together]]. The final section talks about the claims a child's [[Children's Caregivers and Extended Family|caregivers and extended family members]] can make. | ||
Everything in this chapter applies just as much to same | Everything in this chapter applies just as much to same sex couples as it does to opposite-sex couples. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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===Assisted Reproduction=== | ===Assisted Reproduction=== | ||
Assisted reproduction is a term that applies to an array of methods of having a baby in ways other than the traditional method. Examples include situations where there is only one parent who wishes to have a child, if one partner is incapable of having children, if same | Assisted reproduction is a term that applies to an array of methods of having a baby in ways other than the traditional method. Examples include situations where there is only one parent who wishes to have a child, if one partner is incapable of having children, if same sex partners wish to have a child or if a couple wish to include another person as the parent of their child. The methods include egg donation, sperm donation and surrogacy. | ||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== | ||