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Orders made under the Divorce Act
==Orders made under the ''Divorce Act''==
Under section 5 of the ''Divorce Act'', the Supreme Court has the jurisdiction authority to change an order for child support as long as at least one of the spouses is normally living in British Columbia when the court proceeding to change the order was started, or if both parties agree, no matter which province's court made the original order.
Section 17 of the ''Divorce Act'' gives the court the authority to change, cancel, or suspend orders for support made under that act. "Changing" an order is called ''varying'' the order. Section 17 says: