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According to the Preamble, the purpose of the law is "to encourage and strengthen the role of the family; . . . to recognize the equal position of spouses as individuals within marriage and to recognize marriage as a form of partnership; . . . to provide in law for the orderly and equitable settlement of the affairs of the spouses upon the breakdown of the partnership, and to provide for other mutual obligations in family relationships, including the equitable sharing by parents of responsibility for their children."
The law covers the following subjects relating to marriage and common-law marriage in the province of Ontario:
- Part I--Family Property
- Part II--Matrimonial Home
- Part III--Support Obligations
- Part IV--Domestic Contracts
- Part V--Dependants' Claim for Damages
- Part VI--Amendments to the Common Law
Read more about this topic: Ontario Family Law Act
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