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Same-sex marriage in Canada. The Family Law Act (the Act) is a statute passed by the Legislature of Ontario in 1986, [1] regulating the rights of spouses and dependants in regard to property, support, inheritance, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, and other matters of family law. [2] In 1999, this statute was the subject of a ...
1/2 to spouse, 1/2 to child 1/3 to spouse, 2/3 to children Extends only to legally married spouses; Excludes spouses "living in adultery", i.e. in another conjugal relationship whether registered or not ; Spouse may claim "matrimonial home" instead of share, regardless of value "Child" does not include a stepchild or a child raised by a non ...
The Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ( AISH) is a provincial program established in 1979 in Alberta, Canada, that provides financial and health related benefits to eligible adult Albertans under the age of 65, who are legally identified as having severe and permanent disabilities that seriously impede the individual's ability to earn ...
M v H [1999] 2 S.C.R. 3, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the rights of cohabiting same-sex couples to equal treatment under the law. The court found that the definition of spouse in section 29 of Ontario's Family Law Act, which extended spousal support rights to unmarried cohabiting opposite-sex couples but not same-sex couples, was discriminatory and therefore ...
To get benefits, a child must meet one of the following criteria: • A parent who is retired or has a disability and is entitled to Social Security benefits. • A parent who died after having ...
The amount you collect on your late spouse’s payment depends on your age when you claim survivor benefits. Here are some of the percentages based on when you claim benefits if you were born ...
The Canada Child Benefit is a tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families. The benefit is paid to the primary caregiver, which is usually the mother, and is based on the number of children in the family and the family’s income. Families can use the benefit to help pay for child care, food, clothing, and other expenses.
Under child benefit, parents receive £24 a week for one child and £15.90 for each additional child. Those amounts are due to rise to £25.60 and £16.95 a week in April.