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===Enforcement under the ''Family Law Act''=== | ===Enforcement under the ''Family Law Act''=== | ||
The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' allows certain family law agreements to be filed in court and enforced under the act: | The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' allows certain family law agreements about certain subjects to be filed in court and enforced under the act: | ||
*agreements on ''parental responsibilities and parenting time'' can be filed under s. 44(3), | *agreements on ''parental responsibilities and parenting time'' can be filed under s. 44(3), | ||
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*agreements for ''spousal support'' can be filed under s. 163(3). | *agreements for ''spousal support'' can be filed under s. 163(3). | ||
Once filed in court, these agreements can be enforced under the ''Family Law Act | Once filed in court, these agreements can be enforced under the ''Family Law Act'' in the same way as orders are enforced under the act. | ||
The act has different ways of enforcing orders that change depending on the subject of the order (or agreement). Where the act provides a way particular way of enforcing an order, the order can be enforced under that ''specific'' enforcement power and by the act's ''extraordinary'' enforcement power. Where the act does not provide a particular way of enforcing an order, the order can be enforced under the act's ''general'' enforcement power and by its ''extraordinary'' enforcement power. | The act has different ways of enforcing orders that change depending on the subject of the order (or agreement). Where the act provides a way particular way of enforcing an order, the order can be enforced under that ''specific'' enforcement power and by the act's ''extraordinary'' enforcement power. Where the act does not provide a particular way of enforcing an order, the order can be enforced under the act's ''general'' enforcement power and by its ''extraordinary'' enforcement power. | ||
