The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' is a federal law that you can find, along with other federal laws, on the website of the federal [http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/D-3.4/page-1.html Department of Justice] or on [http://canlii.ca/t/7vbw CanLII], a free website for searching Canadian court decisions and legislation. The ''Divorce Act'' became law in 1985. A number of very important changes to the act became law on 1 July 2020 March 2021 and changed how we talk about parenting children and the best interests of children. The current ''Divorce Act'' covers these main subjects: