Difference between revisions of "The Law for Family Matters"
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===The doctrine of paramountcy=== | ===The doctrine of paramountcy=== | ||
Sometimes the subjects over which each level of government has authority overlap and, according to a legal principle called the ''doctrine of paramountcy'', all laws are not created equal. Under this doctrine, federal legislation on a subject trumps any provincial legislation on the same subject. This is important because in family law both the ''Divorce Act'' and the ''Family Law Act'' deal with child support and spousal support. As a result, orders under ''Divorce Act'' <span class="noglossary">will</span> always be paramount to orders under the ''Family Law Act'' on the same subject. | Sometimes the subjects over which each level of government has authority overlap and, according to a legal principle called the ''doctrine of paramountcy'', all laws are not created equal. Under this doctrine, federal legislation on a subject trumps any provincial legislation on the same subject. This is important because in family law both the ''Divorce Act'' and the ''Family Law Act'' deal with child support and spousal support. As a result, orders under the ''Divorce Act'' <span class="noglossary">will</span> always be paramount to orders under the ''Family Law Act'' on the same subject. | ||
===Family law legislation=== | ===Family law legislation=== | ||