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ISBN: 9781552214664-02

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Jurisdiction

From: Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2017

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Discusses jurisdiction, focusing on judicial jurisdiction over original applications for child support on or after divorce, legislative authority of parliament, the role of the Charter, competing jurisdictions under provincial and federal legislation, the status of applicants, third-party payments, the question of children residing outside Canada and the effect of death.

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Julien D. Payne

Julien D. Payne, CM, QC, LLD, LSM, FRSC, one of Canada’s foremost family law specialists, has been called the architect of the Unified Family Court and no-fault divorce. He has taught family law at the Universities of Alberta, Western Ontario, Ottawa, and Saskatchewan and has written extensively about family law and family dispute resolution. His writings have been cited on hundreds of occasions by trial courts and appellate courts in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He was awarded the Law Society Medal by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2002 and was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2004. Julien D. Payne is the co-author of Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2017, published by Irwin Law.

Marilyn A. Payne

Marilyn A. Payne is an experienced author and the founding editor of Payne’s Divorce and Family Law Digest. She is the co-author of Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2017, published by Irwin Law.