Interjurisdictional Support Orders — Canada — Northwest Territories law | Esheria

Interjurisdictional Support Orders

This Part sets out how support applications and support orders move between the Northwest Territories and reciprocating jurisdictions, including registration, enforcement, and provisional orders.

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Jurisdiction
Canada — Northwest Territories
Instrument
Order
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Official source
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court procedure delegation document transmission enforcement registration registration and enforcement regulatory powers support orders transitional provisions variation

Statute overview

About this statute

This Part sets out how support applications and support orders move between the Northwest Territories and reciprocating jurisdictions, including registration, enforcement, and provisional orders. This provision sets out how foreign and out-of-territory support orders are registered, filed, enforced, varied, and challenged in the Northwest Territories. This provision covers delegation, transmission of documents to reciprocating jurisdictions, translation requirements, government subrogation rights, court treatment of foreign terminology and law, liability protection, regulation-making powers, and transition rules.