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}}Unless you're talking about property and debt or divorce, there really is no such thing as an absolutely final order in court proceedings about family law matters. Children grow up, adults take new jobs and start new relationships, and the obligations involved in leaving a relationship don't end with the final order. As time passes, final orders often need to be updated as circumstances change. | }}Unless you're talking about property and debt or divorce, there really is no such thing as an absolutely final order in court proceedings about family law matters. Children grow up, adults take new jobs and start new relationships, and the obligations involved in leaving a relationship don't end with the final order. As time passes, final orders often need to be updated as circumstances change. | ||
Changing an order is called ''varying'' an order. In general, orders made under the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' may be varied if there has been a change in circumstances since the order was made. Of course the change has to be an important change, and varying the order needs to be the right solution. | |||
This section discusses when you might want to apply to court to vary an order, and how to do it. | |||
==Orders about the care of children== | ==Orders about the care of children== | ||
