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In Canada, family law is primarily statute-based. The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over marriage and divorce under section 91(26) of the Constitution Act, 1867 . The main piece of federal legislation governing the issues arising upon married spouses’ separation and the requirements for divorce is the Divorce Act .
Later Canadian and foreign court proceedings revealed complications arising from the application of private international law, so that, while same-sex marriages solemnized in Canada may be legal when its jurisdiction, they must also be valid according to the rules of domicile that apply to the celebrants. [51]
The Family Law Act (the Act) is a statute passed by the Legislature of Ontario in 1986, [1] regulating the rights of spouses and dependants in regard to property, support, inheritance, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, and other matters of family law. [2]
R. Partain, "Comparative Family Law, Korean Family Law, and the Missing Definitions of Family", (2012) HongIk University Journal of Law, Vol. 13, No. 2. "Hong Kong Family Court Tables" includes a summary of Hong Kong family law principles, a guide to the recent case law and relevant statutes, and a glossary of relevant terms related to the Hong ...
The Scope and Interpretation of the Civil Code of Lower Canada. Montreal: Wilson & Lafleur. Castel, Jean-Gabriel (1962). The Civil Law System of the Province of Quebec: Notes, Cases, and Materials. Toronto: Butterworths. Franklin, Martin (1984). Introduction to Quebec Law (3rd ed.). Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman. ISBN 0-7730-4290-3.
The Civil Marriage Act (French: Loi sur le mariage civil) is a federal statute legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time it became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian jurisdictions except Alberta, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
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Pages in category "Family law in Canada" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...