25 (1) In this section, competent authority, in respect of a court, or appellate court, in a province means the body, person or group of persons ordinarily competent…
24 A document offered in a proceeding under this Act that purports to be certified or sworn by a judge or an officer of a court…
23 (1) Subject to this or any other Act of Parliament, the laws of evidence of the province in which any proceedings under this Act are taken,…
Section 22.1 of the Divorce Act: Recognition of foreign order that varies parenting or contact order
22.1 (1) On application by an interested person, a court in a province that has a sufficient connection with the matter shall recognize a decision made by…
(2) In any proceedings under this Act, a spouse (in this section referred to as the “deponent”) may serve on the other spouse and file with…
21.1 (1) [Repealed, 2019, c. 16, s. 17]
Appeal to appellate court 21 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), an appeal lies to the appellate court from any judgment or order, whether final or…
Definition of court 20 (1) In this section, court, in respect of a province, has the meaning assigned by subsection 2(1) and includes such other court having jurisdiction in…
19 (1) A former spouse who is resident in a designated jurisdiction may, without notice to the other former spouse, (a) commence a proceeding to obtain, vary, rescind…
18 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 18.1 to 19.1. competent authority means a court that has the authority to make an order…