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2020, c.23 - Family Law Act

Section 21
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Court orders
21(1)In this section, “household goods” means furniture, equipment, appliances and effects owned by one spouse or both spouses and ordinarily used or enjoyed by both spouses or by one or more of their children within or about a marital home while the spouses are or were cohabiting.
21(2)In a support order, the Court may order
(a) an amount to be paid periodically, whether monthly or otherwise and whether for an indefinite or limited period or until the happening of a specified event,
(b) a lump sum to be paid or held in trust,
(c) any specified property to be transferred to the dependant or in trust for the benefit of the dependant or vested in the dependant, whether absolutely, for life or for a term of years,
(d) that one spouse be given exclusive possession of a marital home or part of it for any period the Court directs,
(e) that a spouse, to whom exclusive possession of a marital home is given, pay any periodic payments to the other spouse that are set out in the order with respect to the use of the marital home,
(f) that the household goods within a marital home, or any part of them, remain in the marital home for the use of the spouse given possession,
(g) that a spouse assume the obligation to repair and maintain the marital home or to pay other liabilities arising in respect of the marital home,
(h) that all or any of the money payable under the order be paid into court or to any appropriate person or agency for the benefit of the dependant,
(i) the payment of support to be made in respect of any period before the date of the order,
(j) the payment to the Minister of Social Development, or into court for the Minister of Social Development, of any amount in reimbursement for any payment that has been made in respect of a person under the Family Services Act or for any payment that has been made under the Child and Youth Well-Being Act in respect of a child referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “child” in section 9,
(k) the payment of expenses in respect of the prenatal care and birth of a child,
(l) that the obligation and liability for support continue after the death of the person who is liable to pay support and be a debt of that person’s estate for any period fixed in the order,
(m) that a spouse who has a policy of life insurance as defined in the Insurance Act designate the other spouse or a child as the beneficiary,
(n) the securing of payment under the order, by a charge on property or otherwise, and
(o) the payment of expenses, legal or otherwise, arising in relation to the application for the support order.
2021, c.36, s.3; 2023, c.36, s.12
Court orders
21(1)In this section, “household goods” means furniture, equipment, appliances and effects owned by one spouse or both spouses and ordinarily used or enjoyed by both spouses or by one or more of their children within or about a marital home while the spouses are or were cohabiting.
21(2)In a support order, the Court may order
(a) an amount to be paid periodically, whether monthly or otherwise and whether for an indefinite or limited period or until the happening of a specified event,
(b) a lump sum to be paid or held in trust,
(c) any specified property to be transferred to the dependant or in trust for the benefit of the dependant or vested in the dependant, whether absolutely, for life or for a term of years,
(d) that one spouse be given exclusive possession of a marital home or part of it for any period the Court directs,
(e) that a spouse, to whom exclusive possession of a marital home is given, pay any periodic payments to the other spouse that are set out in the order with respect to the use of the marital home,
(f) that the household goods within a marital home, or any part of them, remain in the marital home for the use of the spouse given possession,
(g) that a spouse assume the obligation to repair and maintain the marital home or to pay other liabilities arising in respect of the marital home,
(h) that all or any of the money payable under the order be paid into court or to any appropriate person or agency for the benefit of the dependant,
(i) the payment of support to be made in respect of any period before the date of the order,
(j) the payment to the Minister of Social Development, or into court for the Minister of Social Development, of any amount in reimbursement for any payment that has been made in respect of a person under the Family Services Act,
(k) the payment of expenses in respect of the prenatal care and birth of a child,
(l) that the obligation and liability for support continue after the death of the person who is liable to pay support and be a debt of that person’s estate for any period fixed in the order,
(m) that a spouse who has a policy of life insurance as defined in the Insurance Act designate the other spouse or a child as the beneficiary,
(n) the securing of payment under the order, by a charge on property or otherwise, and
(o) the payment of expenses, legal or otherwise, arising in relation to the application for the support order.
2021, c.36, s.3
Court orders
21(1)In this section, “household goods” means furniture, equipment, appliances and effects owned by one spouse or both spouses and ordinarily used or enjoyed by both spouses or by one or more of their children within or about a marital home while the spouses are or were cohabiting.
21(2)In a support order, the Court may order
(a) an amount to be paid periodically, whether monthly or otherwise and whether for an indefinite or limited period or until the happening of a specified event,
(b) a lump sum to be paid or held in trust,
(c) any specified property to be transferred to the dependant or in trust for the benefit of the dependant or vested in the dependant, whether absolutely, for life or for a term of years,
(d) that one spouse be given exclusive possession of a marital home or part of it for any period the Court directs,
(e) that a spouse, to whom exclusive possession of a marital home is given, pay any periodic payments to the other spouse that are set out in the order with respect to the use of the marital home,
(f) that the household goods within a marital home, or any part of them, remain in the marital home for the use of the spouse given possession,
(g) that a spouse assume the obligation to repair and maintain the marital home or to pay other liabilities arising in respect of the marital home,
(h) that all or any of the money payable under the order be paid into court or to any appropriate person or agency for the benefit of the dependant,
(i) the payment of support to be made in respect of any period before the date of the order,
(j) the payment to the Minister of Social Development, or into court for the Minister of Social Development, of any amount in reimbursement for assistance that has been provided under the Family Income Security Act, including an amount in reimbursement for assistance provided before the date of the order, or reimbursement for any payment that has been made in respect of a person under the Family Services Act,
(k) the payment of expenses in respect of the prenatal care and birth of a child,
(l) that the obligation and liability for support continue after the death of the person who is liable to pay support and be a debt of that person’s estate for any period fixed in the order,
(m) that a spouse who has a policy of life insurance as defined in the Insurance Act designate the other spouse or a child as the beneficiary,
(n) the securing of payment under the order, by a charge on property or otherwise, and
(o) the payment of expenses, legal or otherwise, arising in relation to the application for the support order.
Court orders
21(1)In this section, “household goods” means furniture, equipment, appliances and effects owned by one spouse or both spouses and ordinarily used or enjoyed by both spouses or by one or more of their children within or about a marital home while the spouses are or were cohabiting.
21(2)In a support order, the Court may order
(a) an amount to be paid periodically, whether monthly or otherwise and whether for an indefinite or limited period or until the happening of a specified event,
(b) a lump sum to be paid or held in trust,
(c) any specified property to be transferred to the dependant or in trust for the benefit of the dependant or vested in the dependant, whether absolutely, for life or for a term of years,
(d) that one spouse be given exclusive possession of a marital home or part of it for any period the Court directs,
(e) that a spouse, to whom exclusive possession of a marital home is given, pay any periodic payments to the other spouse that are set out in the order with respect to the use of the marital home,
(f) that the household goods within a marital home, or any part of them, remain in the marital home for the use of the spouse given possession,
(g) that a spouse assume the obligation to repair and maintain the marital home or to pay other liabilities arising in respect of the marital home,
(h) that all or any of the money payable under the order be paid into court or to any appropriate person or agency for the benefit of the dependant,
(i) the payment of support to be made in respect of any period before the date of the order,
(j) the payment to the Minister of Social Development, or into court for the Minister of Social Development, of any amount in reimbursement for assistance that has been provided under the Family Income Security Act, including an amount in reimbursement for assistance provided before the date of the order, or reimbursement for any payment that has been made in respect of a person under the Family Services Act,
(k) the payment of expenses in respect of the prenatal care and birth of a child,
(l) that the obligation and liability for support continue after the death of the person who is liable to pay support and be a debt of that person’s estate for any period fixed in the order,
(m) that a spouse who has a policy of life insurance as defined in the Insurance Act designate the other spouse or a child as the beneficiary,
(n) the securing of payment under the order, by a charge on property or otherwise, and
(o) the payment of expenses, legal or otherwise, arising in relation to the application for the support order.