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Only certain jurisdictions have agreed to the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' process. If the non-Canadian jurisdiction where the other parent lives hasn't made an agreement with British Columbia about child support orders, someone who wants to get a child support order will normally have to start a court proceeding in the place where the other parent lives. This will require hiring a lawyer in that country, and the law that will apply will be the laws of that country, not the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' or the ''[[Divorce Act]]''. | Only certain jurisdictions have agreed to the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' process. If the non-Canadian jurisdiction where the other parent lives hasn't made an agreement with British Columbia about child support orders, someone who wants to get a child support order will normally have to start a court proceeding in the place where the other parent lives. This will require hiring a lawyer in that country, and the law that will apply will be the laws of that country, not the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' or the ''[[Divorce Act]]''. | ||
The countries that will cooperate with a proceeding under the '' | The countries that will cooperate with a proceeding under the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' are: | ||
* Canada — all of the provinces and territories, | * Canada — all of the provinces and territories, | ||
* United States of America — all of the United States, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands, | * United States of America — all of the United States, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands, | ||
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* Asia — Hong Kong, Republic of Singapore | * Asia — Hong Kong, Republic of Singapore | ||
See the [http://canlii.ca/t/84vn Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulation] | See the [http://canlii.ca/t/84vn Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulation] for the current list. | ||
In BC, [https://www.isoforms.bc.ca/ Interjurisdictional Support Services] posts the forms required by the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' of this province. | |||
==Income tax considerations== | ==Income tax considerations== | ||