Family Law

On November 1, 2022, the Act to amend the Civil Code, the Code of Civil Procedure, the Public Curator Act and various provisions as regards the protection of persons, Bill 18, SQ 2020, c 11, entered into force. The Quebec legislature and the Public Curator have hailed the Act as a much needed “paradigm shift” […]

On June 6, 2022, the Quebec legislator enacted an Act respecting remittance of deposits of money to account co-holders who are spouses or former spouses [Act]. That is part of the wide-reaching Bill 2, An Act respecting family law reform with regard to filiation and amending the Civil Code in relation to personality rights and […]

That question was answered by the Superior Court in Droit de la famille — 2260, 2022 QCCS 136, a decision of January 18, 2022. The fact that the case was a family law dispute influenced the Court’s approach. Separating parents were arguing about custody and parenting time for their three-year-old daughter. At the hearing, the […]

On January 28, 2021, in Center for Gender Advocacy v. Attorney General of Quebec, 2021 QCCS 191, Hon. Gregory Moore, J.C.S., the Superior Court of Quebec rendered a landmark human rights decision, invalidating a number of provisions of the Civil Code of Québec [CCQ] that were found to violate Charter rights to dignity and equality […]

The recent declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency raises many questions concerning parental authority and custody arrangements. Two recent Superior Court of Quebec decisions shed light on this issue, affirming the importance of maintaining existing custody orders and favouring parents’ custodial time despite the exceptional situation. Droit de la famille – 20474, 2020 QCCS […]