The Divorce Act Changes Explained

Best interests of the child

Parenting order and contact order
(Section 16(7), Divorce Act)

New section

Parenting order and contact order

(7) In this section, a parenting order includes an interim parenting order and a variation order in respect of a parenting order, and a contact order includes an interim contact order and a variation order in respect of a contact order.
Old section

None.

What is the change

In s 16, the terms “parenting order” and “contact order” include interim and variation orders.

Reason for the change

This provision allows for greater ease of reading, by avoiding repeated references to every type of order to which the section applies.

When

March 1, 2021.