Divorce Act Amendments 2021: A Plain-Language Summary
Abstract
The March 2021 amendments to the Divorce Act introduced the terms 'parenting time' and 'decision-making responsibility' to replace 'custody' and 'access', added a best-interests framework with 16 enumerated factors, and created new provisions addressing family violence, relocation, and international child abduction. This summary explains what changed and why.
Keywords
Details
- Topic
- Parenting
- Province
- National
- Year
- 2021
- Source
- Government
- Document type
- Legislation Summary
- Authors
- Department of Justice Canada
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