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  "og:description": "According to Anne-France Goldwater, Bill 56 "does not provide any possibility of support obligations between spouses. Personally, I think it could have been a way to restore some balance and, ultimately, reduce the inequalities between partners.""
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  description: "According to Anne-France Goldwater, Bill 56 "does not provide any possibility of support obligations between spouses. Personally, I think it could have been a way to restore some balance and, ultimately, reduce the inequalities between partners.""
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# A 'parental union' that disadvantages women, groups lament

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2 April 2024

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According to Anne-France Goldwater, Bill 56 "does not provide any possibility of support obligations between spouses. Personally, I think it could have been a way to restore some balance and, ultimately, reduce the inequalities between partners."

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