Some Considerations for Practitioners in Inter-jurisdictional Support Cases

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Appendix A: Thumbnail Sketch of Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders Laws in the Common Law Provinces and Territories

1. Definitions: (not an exhaustive list)
   1. "Designated Authority"
   2. "claimant"
   3. "applicant"
   4. "respondent"
   5. "support order"
2. Claims Where No Order Exists
   1. Claimant Ordinarily Resident in Province/Territory
   2. Claimant Ordinarily Resident Outside Province/Territory
3. Registration & Enforcement of Orders Made Outside Province/Territory
   1. "extra-provincial orders"
   2. "foreign orders"
4. Variation of a Support Order
   1. Applicant Ordinarily Resident in Province/Territory
   2. Applicant Ordinarily Resident Outside Province/Territory
   3. Variation of Registered Orders (circumstances in which a court in a province or territory can vary a registered order as if it was an order made by that court)
5. Appeals
6. General Matters

Other provisions of note:

• Where reciprocating jurisdiction requires a provisional order, Court can still make one
• Where further evidence is required--request through Designated Authority

Regulation

Contains list of "reciprocating jurisdictions" and may include other procedural requirements

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