DIVORCE. The dissolution of a marriage contracted between a man and a woman, by the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, or by an act of the legislature. It is so called from the diversity of the minds of those who are married; because such as are divorced go each a different way from the other.

The Divorce Act [1] ( French: Loi sur le divorce) is the federal Act that governs divorce in Canada. The Constitution of Canada gives the federal Parliament exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the law of marriage and divorce. Contents 1 History of divorce law in Canada 1.1 Pre-Confederation divorce laws 1.2 Parliamentary divorces

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General. 21. Damages for adultery. (1)A husband may, by petition, claim damages from any person on the ground of his having committed adultery with the wife of the petitioner. (2)Such

Federal law applies to married spouses who are seeking a divorce and is the same throughout Canada. When a court grants a divorce, the marriage is ended. The 

The Divorce Act also deals with custody and parenting arrangements and child and spousal support in the context of a divorce. For additional information, see 

12/30 · The Impact of the Divorce Reform Act – 50 Years Later The Divorce Reform Act arguably liberalised the divorce process – making divorce available for ordinary couples. The Act changed attitudes towards divorce as well as supported women during the divorce process and made it easier for unhappy couples to divorce.

The Act reformed the law on divorce, moving litigation from the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts to the civil courts, establishing a model of marriage based on contract rather than

divorce action" means an action by which a decree of divorce or other relief in connection therewith is applied for, and includes— (a) An action pendente lite for an interdict or the interim custody of, or access to, a minor child of the marriage concerned or for the payment of maintenance; or

The Model Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) is a comprehensive statute governing marriage and divorce. It minimizes the number of prohibited marriages, 

Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Divorce Act. Interpretation Definitions 2 (1) In this Act, age of majority, in respect of a child, means the age of majority as determined by the laws of the province where the child habitually resides, or, if the child habitually resides outside of Canada, eighteen years of age; ( majeur)