The Divorce Act (French: Loi sur le divorce) is the federal Act that governs divorce in Canada. The Constitution of Canada gives the federal Parliament...

The Divorce Act may refer to: Divorce Act (Canada) Indian Divorce Act Divorce Act (New Zealand) Divorce law This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

Parliament of Canada has exclusive legislative authority over marriage and divorce in Canada under section 91(26) of the Constitution Act, 1867. However...

and federal laws will apply in the majority of divorce claims. The Canada Divorce Act recognizes divorce only on the ground of breakdown of the marriage...

issues. In Canada before 1968, the only grounds for divorce were adultery or cruelty. However, in 1968, the Divorce Act was amended to permit divorce for other...

was no uniform federal divorce law in Canada. Although the Divorce Act (Canada) is a federal Act that governs divorce in Canada, applying to all the country...

the Divorce Act to permit same-sex divorce. However, prior to 2013, a married couple (same-sex or opposite-sex) could file for divorce in Canada only...

Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganising...

event of a divorce but also protects some property during the marriage, for instance in case of bankruptcy. Many countries, including Canada, France, Italy...

of the Constitution of Canada. The act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its federal...