Now available: an unofficial consolidation of the Divorce Act & Bill C-78.
A handy unofficial version of the Divorce Act that incorporates the pending changes in Bill C-78 is now available for free. The consolidation was created by B.C. family law arbitrator and author, John-Paul Boyd and announced on Slaw this week.
While commonly referred to as “The New Divorce Act”, Bill C-78 is officially cited as “An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act”, S.C. 2019, c. 16. The act significantly amends, but does not replace the current Divorce Act.
Boyd’s consolidated version will fill an important research need until the Bill C-78 changes take effect and are incorporated into the official consolidation of the Divorce Act on Justice Laws. Currently these amendments are listed separately following the text of the Divorce Act, under the heading “Amendments Not In Force”.
Further reading on Bill C-78:
- Legislative Summary of Bill C-78 (Library of Parliament, revised April 9, 2019)
- The New Divorce Act: the Changes Are Coming… Eventually (Know How, August 1, 2019)
- A Brief Overview of Bill C-78, An Act to Amend the Divorce Act and Related Legislation (J.P. Boyd, June 2018)
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