Shon title Rt:\ St-1.t i.: C-8. nev. '.'>Cv t1on, 17. l and 17.2 I il1at1on orJcr rnav be filed tn Di'>­ tnctCoun Lnlorcernenl nf hiic1l1on order

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An Act to amend The Children of Unmarried Parents Act. [Assented to May 4, 19 79. ] H ER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as The Children of Unmarried Parents Amendment Act, 1979. 2. The following sections are added after

section of The Children of Unmarried Parents Act: "17 .1 A filiation order, or a certified copy of any such order, made under this Act, or under any former Child Welfare Act , may be filed in the District Court. "17 .2 -

(1) Where: (

a) a filiation order is filed under

section 17 .1; and (

b) the father defaults in making any payment under that order; a person mentioned in

section 3, or the director where the order is made on the basis of an agreement mentioned in subsection 20(2), may apply ex parte to a judge of the District Court acting at the judicial centre where the order is filed and, upon proof by affidavit, the judge shall endorse on the order the amount then in default and may make any order with respect to costs that he con­ siders just. "

(2) A filiation order endorsed pursuant to subsection (1) shall have the same force and effect as if it were a judgment obtained in the District Court for the recovery of a debt in the amount specified in the endorsement together with any order for costs".