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COMMON LAW

Holding Hands

The new British Columbia Family Law Act came into effect in March 2013. The Family Law Act now provides common-law partners and spouses with most of the same legal rights to children, support and property, as married couples have.  The Act also applies to same-sex couples.

A common-law relationship exists when cohabiting individuals reside in a marriage-like relationship. Marriage-like relationships may involve very little or no intimacy, or include partners living apart for significant amounts of time.  

 

For common-law spouses, a limitation period applies. To utilize the services of the Family Law Act, common-law spouses must start their legal claims in a Court within two years of their separation. A critical legal issue is identifying when a relationship has ended or whether a relationship was marriage-like or not.

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