Additionally, the fact that this is the broad will of the people means it won’t just inevitably be struck down by some unelected judge in a future time of crisis - as in a certain other nation!

A family can also be a single mother, or father, who raises their children alone. A family can be one in which the spouses are of the same sex. Or one composed only of grandparents and grandchildren because the parents are out of the picture.

Ultimately, it is the space where affective ties are strong enough to allow for the construction of a unit in which all members have the same rights and opportunities.

As the Act states, “Different family structures, based on a relationship of affection, are created among relatives, whatever the nature of the relationship, and between spouses or in common-law unions.”
“The members of the families are bound to perform family and societal duties on the basis of love, affection, consideration, solidarity, fraternity, co-participation, protection, responsibility and mutual respect.”

In other words, a family is not successful based on its structure or the number of members.
A family is a social structure that recognizes itself as such and takes on the duties and responsibilities it entails.

(emphasis mine)