LWSO 335 Lecture Notes - Child Support, Condonation, Astronomical Image Processing System
27 Nov 2013
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Everything depends on what kind of relationship and what kind of breakup. Unlike criminal law, family law can be found in both provincial and federal law. Federal has jurisdiction over who gets married, also over who gets married and divorced. If married hetero or not, go to divorce act, same no matter where you live. Provinces have solemnization, you have to be 18, over 16 or pregnant or the mother of a living child. Cant be coercion situation (forced) or consummate situation. Provinces have jurisdiction over spouse support, child support, adoption, children whose parents are not married. They added custody and support provisions to the divorce act. They are permitted because the overarching part of the act is the divorce. We also have a family law act that deals with children and spouses. Once something starts in a court, you finish it in that court that way there is not competing orders based on people financial situation (provincial is cheaper)
