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===''Divorce Act'' orders=== | ===''Divorce Act'' orders=== | ||
Under [http://canlii.ca/t/7vbw#sec5 s. 5] of the ''Divorce Act'', the Supreme Court has the jurisdiction to vary an order for child support as long as either spouse was ordinarily living in the province at the time the action started, no matter which province's courts made the original order. [http://canlii.ca/t/7vbw#sec17 Section 17] of the ''Divorce Act'' gives the court the authority to change, cancel, or suspend orders for support made under that act. | Under [http://canlii.ca/t/7vbw#sec5 s. 5] of the ''Divorce Act'', the Supreme Court has the jurisdiction to vary an order for child support as long as either spouse was ordinarily living in the province at the time the action started, no matter which province's courts made the original order. (The Provincial Court cannot make or vary orders under the ''Divorce Act''.) [http://canlii.ca/t/7vbw#sec17 Section 17] of the ''Divorce Act'' gives the court the authority to change, cancel, or suspend orders for support made under that act. | ||
Section 17 of the Divorce Act says this: | Section 17 of the Divorce Act says this: | ||
