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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

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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.

Date Modified: 2012-08-03

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