Bijural Terminology Records
- Common Law
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judicial decision establishing affiliation or respecting support or maintenance
- Civil Law
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judicial decision establishing affiliation or respecting support or maintenance
- Title of the Legislative Text
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Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S., c. B-3
- Provision
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178. (1) An order of discharge does not release the bankrupt from
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any debt or liability under a support, maintenance or affiliation order, or under an agreement for maintenance and support of a spouse, former spouse, former common-law partner or child living apart from the bankrupt; ...
- Problem
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The concept of
"ordonnance alimentaire ou d'attribution de paternité/support, maintenance or affiliation order"
is specific to common law. It is appropriate to replace this common law concept by neutral language applicable in both legal systems. - Solution
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In the English version, the terms
"support, maintenance or affiliation order"
are replaced by"judicial decision establishing affiliation or respecting support or maintenance"
. In the French version, the terms"selon une ordonnance alimentaire ou une ordonnance d'attribution de paternité"
are replaced by"aux termes de la décision d'un tribunal en matière de filiation ou d'aliments"
. - Harmonized Provision
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178. (1) An order of discharge does not release the bankrupt from
- ...
- (c) any debt or liability arising under a judicial decision establishing affiliation or respecting support or maintenance, or under an agreement for maintenance and support of a spouse, former spouse, former common-law partner or child living apart from the bankrupt;
Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 2, S.C. 2004, c. 25, s. 83(2).
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