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The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84l3 Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act]'' allows orders for child support made under provincial laws elsewhere in Canada, and in certain foreign states, to be filed in our courts and enforced as if they were British Columbia orders. The reciprocating states under the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' are South Africa, Zimbabwe, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Gibraltar, Norway, the Slovak Republic, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and its protectorates, the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Barbados and its dependencies. Reciprocating countries appear in the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84vn Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulation]'' rather than the act itself. | The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84l3 Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act]'' allows orders for child support made under provincial laws elsewhere in Canada, and in certain foreign states, to be filed in our courts and enforced as if they were British Columbia orders. The reciprocating states under the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' are South Africa, Zimbabwe, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Gibraltar, Norway, the Slovak Republic, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and its protectorates, the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Barbados and its dependencies. Reciprocating countries appear in the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84vn Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulation]'' rather than the act itself. | ||
Foreign orders which are filed in this province may be enforced by FMEP as if they were orders made by the courts of British Columbia. | Foreign orders which are filed in this province may be enforced by FMEP as if they were orders made by the courts of British Columbia. | ||
You can find more information about enforcing orders in [[Resolving Problems in Court]], within the section [[Enforcing Orders in Family Matters]]. | |||
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