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Enfants*; époux; conjoints de fait; parents dépendant et, dans certaines juridictions,
partenaires domestiques et ceux de même sexe.
Dans la province de droit civil du Québec :
Époux, conjoints unis civilement, parents en ligne directe au 1er degré (parents et enfants*)
(Article 585 Code civil du Québec).
*En vertu de la Loi sur le divorce fédérale, le terme « enfant » signifie l’enfant biologique et
l’enfant adopté ainsi que l’enfant pour lequel un parent agit in loco parentis. En vertu des lois
provinciales, le terme « enfant » inclut l’enfant biologique et l’enfant adopté et, dans certaines
juridictions, inclut également l’enfant pour lequel un parent agit in loco parentis.
In common law provinces and territories:
Child*; spouse; common law partners, dependant parents and, in some jurisdictions, domestic
partners and same sex partners.
In the civil law province of Quebec:
Spouses, civil union spouses, relatives in the direct line in the first degree (parent and child*)
(Article 585 Civil Code of Quebec).
*For the purposes of the Divorce Act, the term “child” means biological and adopted children and
a child to whom a person stands in loco parentis. Under provincial legislation, the term “child”
means biological and adopted children and, includes, in some jurisdictions, a child to whom a
person stands in loco parentis.
CHILE
The following persons are eligible: the spouse, descendants, ascendants, brothers/sisters and
anyone who made a substantial donation, if not terminated or revoked.
CHINA - HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
See reply to Question 1, paragraph 1.
CROATIA
According to the Family Act, a maintenance beneficiary can be a child, an adoptive child and an
adoptive parent, a parent, a spouse, marital and extramarital, mother of an extramarital child,
a minor stepchild, if unable to obtain maintenance from the parent, a stepmother or a
stepfather (if the stepchild cannot obtain maintenance from the parent or if the parent dies
and at the time of death the child lived with the stepfather or the stepmother).
CYPRUS
Eligible is a child, the parents and the spouse.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Pursuant to Family Act #94/1963 Coll. in its current version are eligible for maintenance in the
Czech Republic children, spouses and parents. A maintenance allocation is due, under Sec. 95
of said Act, to unmarried mother of the child, for the period of 2 years.
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