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*changing orders about custody, access, child support, and spousal support. | *changing orders about custody, access, child support, and spousal support. | ||
[https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=9868788 Bill C-78] will change how we talk about parenting after separation, and the things the court thinks about when making orders about parenting after separation. It will also impose new duties on married spouses and lawyers to try to resolve problems out of court before deciding that a problem has to be litigated. It will create a new way to change orders about child support and spousal support when one or both spouses have moved to different provinces. And, there's a new test to help decide what should happen when someone wants to move away with a child. | [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=9868788 Bill C-78] will change how we talk about parenting after separation, and the things the court thinks about when making orders about parenting after separation. It will also impose new duties on married spouses and lawyers to try to resolve problems out of court before deciding that a problem has to be litigated. It will create a new way to get and change orders about child support and spousal support when one or both spouses have moved to different provinces. And, there's a new test to help decide what should happen when someone wants to move away with a child. | ||
The other parts of the ''Divorce Act'' about divorce, foreign divorce orders, and making and changing orders about child support and spousal support aren't changing much at all. | The other parts of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' about divorce, foreign divorce orders, and making and changing orders about child support and spousal support when spouses live in the same province or territory aren't changing much at all. | ||
For married people living in British Columbia and Alberta, the changes to the ''Divorce Act'' will make the federal law a lot more like the provincial laws. The federal law will use similar language and similar concepts to talk about parenting after separation. The ''Divorce Act'' will also talk about moving after separation in a way that's very similar to how British Columbia's ''[[Family Law Act]]'' talks about the issue. | |||
Remember, the ''Divorce Act'' only applies to people who are, or were, legally married to each other. If you never married your partner, the ''Divorce Act'' doesn't apply to you, no matter how long you lived together. Any legal problems you have can only be dealt with under the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]''. | Remember, the ''Divorce Act'' only applies to people who are, or were, legally married to each other. If you never married your partner, the ''Divorce Act'' doesn't apply to you, no matter how long you lived together. Any legal problems you have can only be dealt with under the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]''. | ||