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This Fact Sheet provides general information about getting a divorce in Canada under the federal Divorce Act. This Act applies …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 19, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML PDF
Keywords: Divorce Act Legal information family law

This document will give you some general information about why it is important to hear from children in family law …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 19, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML
Keywords: Guide family law Department of Justice Divorce Act

The new Divorce Act includes a framework to guide divorced or divorcing parents, family justice professionals and courts in situations …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 19, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML
Keywords: Legal advice Legal information family law

This guide has general information, instructions and worksheets, as well as other tools to help you make decisions about child …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 19, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML
Keywords: Divorce Act Legal advice Child support guidebook family law

This booklet has two purposes. First, it's meant to help children learn some basic facts about family law and give …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 19, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML
Keywords: Legal information family law guidebook

This literature review addresses the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the Canadian criminal justice system. It examines the extent of …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jun 29, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML PDF
Keywords: Department of Justice Access to Information Canada's System of Justice Criminal Justice Indigenous Justice Indigenous overrepresentation Colonialism Systemic Discrimination Socio-economic Marginalization

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

The Divorce Act applies to married …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 26, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML
Keywords: Divorce Act Spousal Support Legal information family law

This resource provides insight on parenting agreements made after the new Divorce Act came into force on March 1, 2021.

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 26, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML
Keywords: Divorce Act parenting arrangment Legal information family law Department of Justice

Both parents have a legal obligation to support their children financially after separation or divorce. Children have a legal right …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 26, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML
Keywords: Child Support Federal Child Support Guidelines family law Department of Justice

This Fact Sheet provides general information about the 2017 update to the Federal Child Support Tables (Federal Tables).

The …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 26, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML
Keywords: Child Support Divorce Act Legal information family law Department of Justice