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Difference between revisions of "Child Support"

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Child support can be ordered under section 15(1) of the ''Divorce Act'' but only if:  
Child support can be ordered under section 15(1) of the ''Divorce Act'' but only if:  


*)    the parents (or one parent and one step-parent) are or have been legally married, and
* the parents (or one parent and one step-parent) are or have been legally married, and


*)    at least one of the parents or a step-parent have lived in the province continuously for at least one year immediately before the court action is started.  
* at least one of the parents or a step-parent have lived in the province continuously for at least one year immediately before the court action is started.  


A divorce action can only be started in Supreme Court, not Provincial Court.  
A divorce action can only be started in Supreme Court, not Provincial Court.