Bill 47 (Legislature 14, Session 2)

L14 S2 2003

Alberta — Bills

No. 47 2nd Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 9 Elizabeth II BILL 47 A Bill to amend The Domestic Relations Act HON. MR. MANNING Printed by L. S. WALL. Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent MaJeat,., Edmonton. Alberta. 1961

Explanatory Note 2. (

a) Subsection (2a) is amended to clarify its intent.

It reads as follows: "(2a) Where a marrie,d woman has not been deserted by her hus band, if she has the care and custody of their children she may apply to a magistrate for an order for maintenance restricted to the main tenance of the children, and the application may be dealt with in every other respect as an application under subsection (2) by a deserted wife.". (2b) Subsection (2b) will permit the magistrate to make maintenance orders on behalf of the children where the wife is held not to be a deserted wife within the meaning of the Act. (2c) Subsection (2c) will permit the magistrate to make a maintenance order on behalf of the children of a divorced husband and wife.

BILL No. 47 of 1961

An Act to amend The Domestic Relations Act (Assented to , 1961) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Domestic Relations Act, being

chapter 89 of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended.

Section 27 is amended (

a) as to subsection (2a) by striking out the words "has the care and custody of their children" and by substituting the words "has their children in her care", (

b) by adding immediately after subsection (2a) the following subsections: (2b) Where a married \voman makes an applica tion for herself and children under subsection (2) and it is held that she is not a deserted wife, the court may make an order for maintenanace re stricted to the maintenance of the children. (2c) Where a divorced woman has in her care or custody legitimate children of herself and her divorced husband and there is no order of the court for maintenance of the children, she may apply to a magistrate for an order for maintenance re stricted to the maintenance of the children and the application may be dealt with in every respect as an application under subsection (2) by a deserted wife. 3.

This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 47 SECOND SESSION FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE 9 ELIZABETH II 1961 BILL

An Act to amend The Domestic Rela tions Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time .......... . Third time ...... . HON. MR. MANNING Title: 1961 (14th, 2nd) Bill 47,

An Act to amend The Domestic Relations Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L14 S2 2003
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L14 S2 2003
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
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