Wetcoaster Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Evangelical Christians creating disincentives to living in sin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 That poster is wrong - yes, the law applies to all relationships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Does this mean if two straight male friends live together they count as a gay couple? Or if a gay guy lives with his girl friend it counts as a relationship? Couldn't you just get around the law by saying you're "just friends"? What about friends with benefits? Where's the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 So let me get this straight (yes, pun intended). Gays still aren't allowed to get married in large areas of the globe but straight people are forced to simply by living together for a long enough period by the government. Have I got that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Evangelical Christians creating disincentives to living in sin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 The changes were a result of an extensive review of BC family law that began in 2006 and involved 4 years of public consultation resulting in Family Law Act White Paper in 2010. The White paper was then put out for comments. http://www.ag.gov.bc...ily-law-act.htm http://www.ag.gov.bc...White-Paper.pdf It was a recognition that society has changed and that marriage like relationships needed to be brought under an equitable custody and asset division regime. The courts were doing it on a case by case basis using equity law and principles based on the equality provisions of the Charter so it made sense to create a legislative code and have some certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Does this mean if two straight male friends live together they count as a gay couple? Or if a gay guy lives with his girl friend it counts as a relationship? Couldn't you just get around the law by saying you're "just friends"? What about friends with benefits? Where's the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argon Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 so if I move out with my sister for 2 years, then what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 so if I move out with my sister for 2 years, then what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Does this mean if two straight male friends live together they count as a gay couple? Or if a gay guy lives with his girl friend it counts as a relationship? Couldn't you just get around the law by saying you're "just friends"? What about friends with benefits? Where's the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Gotta keep the lawyers employed. What would be equitable would be to not recognize marriage period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 so if I move out with my sister for 2 years, then what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blame Obama Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 lil too late my ex coulda had half my debt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 The requirement is a "marriage like relationship" as set out in the act - in cases that are in dispute a court well make that determination: Spouses and relationships between spouses 3 (1) A person is a spouse for the purposes of this Act if the person (a) is married to another person, or ( has lived with another person in a marriage-like relationship, and (i) has done so for a continuous period of at least 2 years, or (ii) except in Parts 5 [Property Division] and 6 [Pension Division], has a child with the other person. http://www.bclaws.ca...eeside/11025_01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
literaphile Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 lil too late my ex coulda had half my debt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
literaphile Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 What I was trying to say is, what exactly is a marriage-like relationship? Romantic relationships can take many different forms, hard to put a label on things sometimes, for example like a friends with benefits situation where they just happen to live with each other or an open relationship. Or what is they are in a relationship but they have other roommates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALTtimegreat Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 what about just roommates for over 2 years now. How will they know if the man and woman are not couples and just roommates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blame Obama Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Only if you acquired the debt during the relationship of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
literaphile Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 what about just roommates for over 2 years now. How will they know if the man and woman are not couples and just roommates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
literaphile Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 well that sucks.. what's the diff from common law then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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