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Difference between revisions of "Changing Family Law Orders, Awards and Agreements Involving Spousal Support"

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Orders that were made elsewhere in Canada under provincial family law legislation, or were made in certain countries other than Canada, can be changed by someone living in British Columbia using the provincial ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act''. Governments that have agreed to follow this process under the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' are called ''reciprocating jurisdictions''.
Orders that were made elsewhere in Canada under provincial family law legislation, or were made in certain countries other than Canada, can be changed by someone living in British Columbia using the provincial ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act''. Governments that have agreed to follow this process under the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' are called ''reciprocating jurisdictions''.


The countries that will cooperate with a proceeding under the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act;; are: South Africa, Zimbabe, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Gibraltar, Norway, the Slovak Republic, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Barbados.
The countries that will cooperate with a proceeding under the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' are: South Africa, Zimbabe, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Gibraltar, Norway, the Slovak Republic, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Barbados.


The process under this act is as follows:
The process under this act is as follows: