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The provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' applies to couples that are or were in long-term cohabiting relationships and to couples who weren't in long relationships but have had a child together. Almost all of the orders the act talks about aren't available to couples who aren't married and don't qualify as unmarried spouses. As a result, parents in short relationships are not entitled to ask for spousal support and are excluded from the parts of the act that | The provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' applies to couples that are or were in long-term cohabiting relationships and to couples who weren't in long relationships but have had a child together. Almost all of the orders the act talks about aren't available to couples who aren't married and don't qualify as unmarried spouses. As a result, parents in short relationships are not entitled to ask for spousal support and are excluded from the parts of the act that talk about sharing family property and family debt. | ||
The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to people who are or were married to each other; it doesn't apply to unmarried couples, including couples who qualify as unmarried spouses. | The federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' only applies to people who are or were married to each other; it doesn't apply to unmarried couples, including couples who qualify as unmarried spouses. | ||