A Brief Overview of Bill C-78, An Act to Amend the Divorce Act and Related Legislation: Part II
Date
2018-01
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Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
Abstract
Also known as the Hague Child Support Convention, this 2007 multilateral agreement is intended to “improve cooperation among States for the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance,” and establishes a procedure under which a person may apply for a support order de novo in another signatory state, referred to in the convention as “Contracting States;” and secure the recognition and enforcement of support orders made by the courts of one signatory state in other signatory states.
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government policy, legislation
Citation
Boyd, J.-P. E. (2018). A Brief Overview of Bill C-78, An Act to Amend the Divorce Act and Related Legislation: Part II. Calgary, AB: Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family.