Defendant Reacts to the Decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal in the
Unmarried Spouses Case
MONTREAL, Nov. 3 /CNW Telbec/ - Reacting to the decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal which has ruled that it is contrary to the Canadian Charter to exclude unmarried spouses from alimony obligations, which by law apply only to couples who are married or in a civil union, the defendant noted the decision, which affects him in much the same way as it affects other couples in Quebec who, at one point or another, have chosen to live in a de facto relationship.
The defendant repeated that he has been forced to participate against his will in a debate concerning the constitutional validity of the Quebec legislation regarding de facto spouses. He said that he has always complied with the law and will naturally continue to do so in the event the law is amended to conform to a final judgment in this case. The defendant has no other comments on this matter except to ask the media to respect his privacy and that of his young children.
Meanwhile, counsel for the defendant said that it is first and foremost the responsibility of the Quebec government to decide how to respond to this judgment.
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