Judicial conciliation is merited "when the spouses cannot agree on their rights and performance of their duties" (CCQ art.
Recognized Judicial dissolution is merited when "the interests of the common children of the spouses are at stake" or where the parties cannot otherwise agree (CCQ art.
Provisional orders of support, custody and access may be entered during the pendency of the dissolution action (CCQ art.
2) and the court may, upon or after pronouncing dissolution decide maintenance, custody and education issues in the best interests of and with due regard to the rights of the children (CCQ art.
The act establishing the regime of civil union also modified rules creating filiation for biological children of one of the partners, and for adopted children as well as the recognition of parental authority and child support obligations so they will apply to civil union couples as well as married couples.