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divorce documents. Or, if you wish, you can name them in your
documents, and indicate that they are 19 or over and independent,
and no longer requiring support.
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+ Where are the rights and responsibilities of a step parent?
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You’re a step-parent and may be responsible to pay child support if:
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+ you and the child’s parent are or were married or lived common-law for at least two years,
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you also lived with the child.
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+ A step-parent does not automatically become a guardian. You may apply for guardianship
+ of your step-children after you separate.
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+ You may have to pay child support for step-children if:
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+ you contributed to the child’s support for at least one year during your relationship
+ with the child’s parent, and
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+ the child support application is made within a year of the last time you contributed.
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+ A step-parent’s responsibility to pay child support comes after the child’s parents’
+ or other guardians’ responsibility. When deciding if a step-parent should pay child support,
+ the court will consider:
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the child’s standard of living when he or she lived with the step-parent, and
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how long they lived together
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+ Where are the rights and responsibilities of an adoptive parent?
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+ As an adoptive parent, you have the same responsibilities as any other parent
+ for child support. You can also apply to share parenting responsibilities and
+ parenting time if you separate. After a child is adopted, the parents who placed
+ the child for adoption have no legal rights or responsibilities for that child.
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Asking for child support under provincial or supreme court.
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+ If you will be asking for parenting and support issues, you can choose between the
+ Divorce Act
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+ Family Law Act.
+ If you choose to go with
+ the Family Law Act, you can get court orders or enforce an agreement in
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+ Provincial Court
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+ Supreme Court,
+ but if you go with the Divorce Act, you can only do this in Supreme Court.
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+ Please note if you are asking for a divorce, divorces are granted
+ under the federal Divorce Act. If you are seeking a divorce, you can
+ apply to the Supreme Court to settle your other family law issues,
+ such as support and
+ parenting arrangements , under the Divorce Act or
+ under the provincial Family Law Act. The Family Law Act is usually
+ better for settling these issues because it is tailored to respond
+ to the needs of families.
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The benefits of using both courts
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+ In some situations, you may find it best to use both courts. You could get
+ most of your orders in Provincial Court, and then just apply for your
+ divorce order in Supreme Court. (You could also choose to make an agreement
+ about parenting, support, and property and then just apply to the Supreme
+ Court for a divorce.) This approach might save you money and time, especially
+ if you and your spouse agree on what should be done.
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+ On the other hand, it could make things more complicated to have to deal with
+ two different courts. It can also be a problem if you ask more than one court
+ to deal with issues about parenting and support.
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Sorry, but at this point in time you will not be able to
- complete your application for divorce using this online tool.
- Currently the tool supports a limited number of scenarios. In the
- meantime, you can file for divorce using the forms provided on the
- Supreme Court of B.C. website.
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How many children are 19 years or older?
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- listing of forms that may be required for a
- Joint Divorce can also be found on the Family Law in B.C.
- website.