1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“child” includes a son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, stepson, stepdaughter, an adopted child and a person to whom the deceased stood in the role of parent.(enfant)
“deceased” means a person whose death has been caused as mentioned in section 3.(victime)
“parent” includes a father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepfather, stepmother, adoptive parent and a person who stood in the role of parent to the deceased.(parent)
“spouse” includes
(conjoint)
(a)
a person to whom the deceased, at the time of death, owed an obligation to provide support under subsection 14(2) of the
Family Law Act,
(b)
a person to whom the deceased, at the time of death, would have owed an obligation to provide support under subsection 14(2) of the
Family Law Act but for the fact that the person was not substantially dependent on the deceased for support, and
(c)
a former spouse, including a person described in paragraph (a) or (b), to whom the deceased, at the time of death, was providing support or was obliged to provide support.
“tortfeasor” means a person whose wrongful act, neglect, or default has caused the death, or contributed to the cause of the death of the deceased and who, if death had not ensued, would have been liable to the deceased for damages, and includes a person who would have been liable vicariously or otherwise for the damages.(auteur du délit)
R.S.1973, c.F-7, s.1; 1980, c.C-2.1, s.153; 1995, c.39, s.1; 2008, c.45, s.7; 2020, c.24, s.5