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==When a relationship breaks down== | ==When a relationship breaks down== | ||
===Separation=== | ===Separation=== | ||
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Every year in BC, thousands of married and unmarried '''spouses''' stop living together as a couple. This is called '''separation'''. | Every year in BC, thousands of married and unmarried '''spouses''' stop living together as a couple. This is called '''separation'''. | ||
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A spouse may be '''sponsored''' to come live in Canada as a permanent resident. If they separate from their sponsor, they may worry whether they can stay in Canada. They can. Their sponsor can’t make them leave the country. And the sponsor doesn’t have the right to keep the couple’s children or property. | A spouse may be '''sponsored''' to come live in Canada as a permanent resident. If they separate from their sponsor, they may worry whether they can stay in Canada. They can. Their sponsor can’t make them leave the country. And the sponsor doesn’t have the right to keep the couple’s children or property. | ||
In the booklet [https://legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub/sponsorship-breakdown ''Sponsorship Breakdown''], Legal Aid BC explains what happens when an immigration sponsorship breaks down. | In the booklet [https://legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub/sponsorship-breakdown ''Sponsorship Breakdown''], Legal Aid BC explains what happens when an immigration sponsorship breaks down. | ||
===Divorce=== | ===Divorce=== | ||