It’s not uncommon nowadays that one of the divorcing spouses is in Quebec, while the other is elsewhere in the world, be it the other provinces of Canada or other…
How to apply for a divorce in Quebec? An issue of the applicable law The Divorce Act: To understand if it is possible to make your divorce recognized in Quebec,…
Family Dispute Resolution The modifications to the Divorce Act brought even more attention to dispute resolution possibilities. The lawyers were already under obligation to offer this possibility to the parties…
Modifications to the Divorce Act are changing, among many other things, the wording we got used to. In spite of similarities and being rather commonsensical, this still lead to confusion.…
New terminology The modifications made to the Divorce Act, change the well established terminology: “child custody”, “access rights” are abandoned in favor of “parenting time”, “parenting and contact orders” and…
What is Family Violence The modified Divorce Act is now defining “family violence” as a conduct between family members (be it a criminal offence or not — so no need…
The decree no: 2020-0407 of May 30, 2020 has postponed coming in force of the Divorce Act modifications for 9 months: Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the…
Child relocation Change of residence After the modifications come in force, the Divorce Act will distinguish between relocation and simple change of residence. Change of residence is now seen as…
Best interest of the child First principle: Best interest of the child Best interest of the child is long recognized as a guiding principle when it comes to decisions about…
Child abroad You brought your child in Canada... what now? If you child is living outside Canada, but is now present in your province, the provincial Court — in exceptional…