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The current ''[http://canlii.ca/t/53z6j Divorce Act]'' has been around since 1985. It hasn't changed much in the last 35 years, except when the [http://canlii.ca/t/80mh Child Support Guidelines] where introduced in 1997 as a regulation to the Act. It's about to change a lot.
The current ''[http://canlii.ca/t/53z6j Divorce Act]'' has been around since 1985. It hasn't changed much in the last 35 years, except when the [http://canlii.ca/t/80mh Child Support Guidelines] where introduced in 1997 as a regulation to the Act. It's about to change a lot.


On 18 June 2019, Parliament passed [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=9868788 Bill C-78], called "An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act." The amendments to the ''Divorce Act'', and to the other legislation in that very long title, will come into effect on 1 July 2020. This page provides an overview of some of the really important changes to the ''Divorce Act.''
On 18 June 2019, Parliament passed [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=9868788 Bill C-78], called "An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act." The amendments to the ''Divorce Act'', and to the other laws listed in that very long title, will come into effect on 1 July 2020. This page provides an overview of some of the really important changes to the ''Divorce Act.''


==Introduction==
==Introduction==

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