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→When can a court proceeding under the Divorce Act start?
A court proceeding for a divorce order can only start when one of the spouses has lived in the province where the proceeding is started for at least one year. As long as this requirement is met, a court proceeding can be started as soon as the spouses have separated. There's no waiting period.
If you have recently moved to a new province, you have three choices. You can wait until you have lived in your new province to start a court proceeding under the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' in the court of your new province. You can start a court proceeding in the province where your spouse lives, as long as they have lived in that province for at least one year. Or, you can start a court proceeding under the family law legislation in your new province and wait until you've lived there one year to add a claim under the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' to the court proceeding.
===Which court can hear a proceeding under the ''Divorce Act''?===