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Work for a bank, airline, or telecom carrier? See how the Canada Labour Code, not your province's employment standards act, governs your termination notice, severance pay, and dismissal rights.
Employment standards in Canada are set by each province and territory, not federally. See what these laws typically cover and where to find your province's rules.
How UK family law differs by nation: child maintenance (CMS), no-fault divorce, cohabitation rights, prenups and child arrangements explained.
What a child arrangements order covers, the welfare checklist, the MIAM mediation requirement, and how Scotland's residence and contact orders differ.
How the Child Maintenance Service works out child maintenance: gross income, the five rate bands, Direct Pay vs Collect and Pay, shared care and fees.
Cohabiting couples have very limited rights in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; Scotland is different. What unmarried partners can and cannot claim.
There is no such thing as common law marriage in the UK. Learn what rights unmarried partners actually have, and why Scotland is different.
How the no-fault divorce process works in England and Wales: application, the 20-week and 6-week waits, conditional order, final order, and costs.
How divorce works in Scotland: the four grounds for breakdown, the simplified DIY procedure, which court to use, and fair sharing of matrimonial property.
How courts decide financial settlements on divorce in England and Wales under section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973: no formula, just factors.
Grandparents have no automatic right to see grandchildren in England and Wales. How leave to apply, child arrangements orders and Scotland's rules compare.
UK child maintenance worked examples across the flat, reduced, basic and basic-plus rates, including shared care and other-children reductions.