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The provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' defines ''spouse'' as including married spouses and unmarried couples, providing that the unmarried couple has lived together in a "marriage-like relationship" for at least two years, or lived together for less than two years if they have had a child. Because the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to married spouses, all of the rules that apply when unmarried relationships end are found in the ''Family Law Act''. | The provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' defines ''spouse'' as including married spouses and unmarried couples, providing that the unmarried couple has lived together in a "marriage-like relationship" for at least two years, or lived together for less than two years if they have had a child. Because the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to married spouses, all of the rules that apply when unmarried relationships end are found in the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
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A surviving unmarried spouse can apply to receive death benefits from ICBC when the other spouse is killed in a car accident, regardless of whose fault the accident was. | A surviving unmarried spouse can apply to receive death benefits from ICBC when the other spouse is killed in a car accident, regardless of whose fault the accident was. | ||
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==Page | ==Page resources and links== | ||
===Legislation=== | ===Legislation=== | ||
* | * ''[[Family Law Act]]'' | ||
* ''[[Divorce Act]]'' | |||
* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vb7 Income Tax Act]'' | |||
* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84g0 Wills Variation Act]'' | |||
* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84gj Adult Guardianship Act]'' | |||
* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vjx Old Age Security Act]]'' | |||
* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84l7 Employment and Assistance Act]'' | |||
* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vfd Canada Pension Plan]'' | |||
===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
* | * [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1639 Legal Services Society's Family Law Website: Property issues and common-law relationships] | ||
* [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2204 Canada Pension Plan Survivor's Pension] | |||
* [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2291 Legal Services Society's Family Law Website: Proving you're separated if you and your spouse still live together] | |||
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