Title:

Living Together or Living Apart: Common-Law Relationships, Marriage, Separation, and Divorce.

Subject: 

Child Protection, Family Law, Family Violence 

Author:

Legal Services Society of BC 

Date published:

December 2009 

Summary:

This publication explains the basics of family law in BC. It includes information about living common-law or being married, the process for separation and divorce, how to work out custody, support, and access issues if there are children involved, and how to sort out money matters. It also describes legal options and where to get help.

Note: The French translation was provided by the Francophone Affairs Program, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat. Translation and production of Arabic, Chinese Traditional, Korean, Persian, Spanish and Vietnamese were provided by MOSAIC with the help of a grant from the Law Foundation of BC. 

Available in:

Arabic, Chinese Traditional, French, Korean, Persian, Spanish and Vietnamese

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