Department of Justice Canada

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    Making plans: A guide to parenting arrangements after separation or divorce

    This guide is for parents. It contains helpful information about parenting after separation and divorce. You can use this guide if you’re making a parenting arrangement under the Divorce Act. This guide may still be useful to you even if the Divorce Act doesn’t apply to your situation. The basic...
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    Fact Sheet - Child Support

    This Fact Sheet provides general information about child support under the Divorce Act.
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    Fact Sheet - Divorce

    This Fact Sheet provides general information about getting a divorce in Canada under the federal Divorce Act. This Act applies when at least one spouse has resided in a Canadian province or territory for at least one year before they apply for a divorce.
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    Fact Sheet - A Child’s Views and Preferences

    This document will give you some general information about why it is important to hear from children in family law matters, and help you understand the changes to the Divorce Act that make a child’s views and preferences. An important consideration in determining the best interests of the child.
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    The Federal Child Support Guidelines: Step-by-Step

    This guide has general information, instructions and worksheets, as well as other tools to help you make decisions about child support when you separate or divorce.
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    Fact Sheet - Spousal Support

    This Fact Sheet provides general information about spousal support under the Divorce Act. The Divorce Act applies to married couples who are divorcing. Provincial or territorial laws apply to unmarried or common-law couples that are separating and to married couples that are separating but not...
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    Fact Sheet - 2017 Update to the Federal Child Support Tables

    This Fact Sheet provides general information about the 2017 update to the Federal Child Support Tables (Federal Tables). The Federal Tables are part of the Federal Child Support Guidelines (regulations under the Divorce Act). The Federal Tables are based on a mathematical formula that takes into...
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    Fact Sheet - Family dispute resolution: resolving family law issues out of court

    Divorce and separation can be difficult, especially if you have children. You may feel stressed about the different decisions you need to make about parenting arrangements and financial issues. This document will give you some general information about different types of family dispute resolution...
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    Fact Sheet - Duties for parents and others

    Acting in the best interests of the child is the number one priority in all family law matters involving children. The new Divorce Act sets out duties for parents and others to help them act in the best interests of the child, including when courts are involved. Changes to the Divorce Act also...
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    Fact Sheet - Divorce and Family Violence

    This fact sheet provides information on family violence. Family violence occurs when a person abuses someone in their family. It can happen to anyone - both children and adults. Family violence can be words, acts or even not giving someone the care they need. It may be a single incident, or a...
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    Concurrent Legal Proceedings in Cases of Family Violence: The Child Protection Perspective

    This paper explores the issues that arise in child protection proceedings involving family violence, where there are concurrent family and/or criminal proceedings. A particular focus is on issues in concurrent proceedings in cases involving intimate partner violence, though there is some...
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    Best Practices where there is Family Violence (Criminal Law Perspective)

    This report is intended to focus on best practices related to cases making their way through the criminal justice system, where there are multiple proceedings – including family law and/or child protection proceedings. The goal is to identify practices that promote the safety of all family...
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    Enhancing Safety: When Domestic Violence Cases are in Multiple Legal Systems (Criminal, family, child protection) A Family Law, Domestic Violence P...

    The purpose of this report is to document, from a family law perspective, best practice options when domestic violence cases are making their way through multiple proceedings (criminal, civil, family, and child protection). The intention is to identify practices that can promote the safety of...
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    Children Come First: A Report to Parliament Reviewing the Provisions and Operation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines Volume 2

    This publication consists of two volumes. This particular asset is volume two of two. It was produced by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Family Law Committee and the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Task Force on the Implementation of Child Support Reforms. The publication addresses the...
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