Support obligations of spouses and common-law partners
14(1)Every spouse has an obligation to provide support for themselves and for their spouse, in accordance with need, to the extent that they are capable of doing so.
14(2)The obligation to provide support in subsection (1) applies to common-law partners if
(a)
they have cohabited continuously for a period of not fewer than three years during which time one person has been substantially dependent on the other for support, or
(b)
they have cohabited in a situation of some permanence, if there is born a child of whom they are the parents.
Support obligations of spouses and common-law partners
14(1)Every spouse has an obligation to provide support for themselves and for their spouse, in accordance with need, to the extent that they are capable of doing so.
14(2)The obligation to provide support in subsection (1) applies to common-law partners if
(a)
they have cohabited continuously for a period of not fewer than three years during which time one person has been substantially dependent on the other for support, or
(b)
they have cohabited in a situation of some permanence, if there is born a child of whom they are the parents.