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Additional research reports on issues related to families and children can be found on the Research and Statistics Web Site.

The Meaning of Ordinary Residence and Habitual Residence in the Common Law Provinces in a Family Law Context (HTML, PDF (2.13MB), PDF Help) by James G. McLeod

This report examines the interpretation given to these two concepts in the Common Law provinces.  The analysis focuses on the 1980 and 1996 Hague Conventions, the Divorce Act and some provincial family law legislation. (September 2006)

The Concepts of Habitual Residence and Ordinary Residence in Light of Quebec Civil Law, the Divorce Act and the Hague Conventions of 1980 and 1996 (HTML, PDF (1.59MB), PDF Help) by Gérald Goldstein

The first part of this report is devoted to the concept of habitual residence in Quebec civil law and the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction and 1996 Hague Convention on the Protection of Minors. The second deals with the concepts of habitual residence and ordinary residence under Quebec civil law and the Divorce Act. (September 2006)

Making appropriate parenting arrangements in family violence cases: applying the literature to identify promising practices (HTML, PDF (1.25MB), PDF Help) (2005–FCY–3E) by Peter G. Jaffe, Claire V. Crooks, and Nick Bala

This paper was written to assist policy makers and practitioners in dealing with the difficult issues that arise in making appropriate post–separation parenting arrangements in cases where there are family violence issues. (December 2005)