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There are no special rules for enforcing orders, awards and agreements about parental responsibilities under the ''Family Law Act'' other than the general rules about enforcing orders, awards and agreements. Orders, awards and agreements about parental responsibilities are enforced like any other order, award or agreement.
Section 230(2) of the ''Family Law Act'' describes the court's general enforcement powers and says th;this:
<blockquote><tt>(2) For the purposes of enforcing an order made under this Act, the court on application by a party may make an order to do one or more of the following:</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><tt>(ii) an amount not exceeding $5 000 to or for the benefit of the other party, or a spouse or child whose interests were affected by the party's actions, or</tt></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><tt>(iii) a fine not exceeding $5 000.</tt></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>
(Remember that, under section 19.20(1) of the ''Family Law Act'', an arbitration award can be filed in court and then be enforced as if the award was a court order. Section 44(3) says the same thing about agreements about parental responsibilities.)
In [https://canlii.ca/t/j4hhx A.J.F. v N.L.S.], a 2020 decision of the Supreme Court, the court talked about section 230, and section 228 about the enforcement of conduct orders, and summarized the case law to date:
<blockquote>[85] The measures set out in ss. 228 and 230 should be resorted to when, and only to the extent, necessary and appropriate to enforce and secure compliance with orders made under the FLA. Orders under ss. 228 and 230 may be necessary to impart on one or both parties that they are bound by the FLA and must comply with court orders.</blockquote>
<blockquote>[86] Although compliance with the FLA and related court orders is critical, the FLA mandates a more holistic approach to resolving family disputes that minimizes delay, formality and conflict between the parties: s. 199(1). The remedies available under ss. 228 and 230 empower the court to provide progressively more serious responses as a particular case may dictate. More importantly, a court’s objective should be to fashion a remedy that ensures compliance while addressing the specific situation before the court.</blockquote>
If none of these remedies
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