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Family Law in Manitoba - 2005
Public Information Booklet
This site contains the Family Law in Manitoba,
2005 public information booklet. The booklet provides a wealth of information on family law and the legal system in
Manitoba for anyone who wants or needs to know about it. Topics covered include marriage,
separation and divorce, custody, support, adoption, change of name, death in the family,
unmarried relationships, and more. It is important to understand that this site provides
general information only. How the law affects any person will depend on the facts of each
case. Also, family law changes from time to time as both federal and provincial
governments make new laws (legislation: acts and regulations) and the courts make
decisions in cases that affect the law (the common law).
Child Support Recalculation Service
Manitoba Justice now offers a Child Support Recalculation Service for
parents who want their child support order recalculated based on updated
financial information. This means the amount of child support
ordered by the court may be reviewed annually and changed if there is a
change in the income of the person ordered to pay support. The
Recalculation Service Office will give parents information about the
court application process to have an order enrolled with the service.
For more information, contact your nearest court office or Manitoba
Justice, Child Support Recalculation Service Office, Room 201 - 373
Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4S4, Telephone: (204) 945-2293,
toll-free at 1-800-282-8069 (ext. 2293), e-mail
CSRS@gov.mb.ca.
Common-Law Partners' Registry and
Property Laws took effect June 30, 2004
Since June 30, 2004, common-law partners have been able to register their relationship with Vital
Statistics. New property laws that took effect the same day
give common-law partners (who have lived together for a certain period
of time or registered their relationship with Vital Statistics) the same
rights that married couples have to family property on separation or
death of a partner.
Changing or Varying a Child Support Order in
Manitoba
Are you seeking to change a Child Support Order in Manitoba? There is a guide now
available to help you to apply to Court to change your Child Support Order. Click
here for more information. If the other parent
lives outside Manitoba, click
here.
Maintenance (Support) Where The Other Person Lives
Outside Manitoba
Are you seeking to obtain or vary a support order involving a person who lives outside of
Manitoba? Click
here for more information. If you
already have a support order in place under the Divorce Act, this does not apply to
you. For information on the Divorce Act visit Justice Canada or call
toll-free at 1-888-373-2222.
Paying Maintenance
The Maintenance Enforcement Program is set up to monitor and enforce court orders and
separation agreements requiring payment of maintenance support to ensure the well-being of
children and other dependents. If you are a payor, visit this site to learn more about
making maintenance support payments.
Receiving Maintenance
The Maintenance Enforcement Program is set up to monitor and enforce court orders and
separation agreements requiring payment of maintenance support to ensure the well-being of
children and other dependents. If you are a recipient, visit this site to learn more about
receiving maintenance support payments.
Case Management
Case Management of family matters of the Court of Queen's Bench (Family Division)
began with a pilot project in the Winnipeg Centre of the court in November 1995. Since
November 1, 2002, most family cases in the Winnipeg
Centre have come under the court's case management rules.
Families
in Crisis
Family Conciliation Services, operated by the Department of Family Services and Housing, supports families in crisis
by working closely with the Family Division of the Court of Queens Bench to offer a
number of services to individuals, couples or families including: court-ordered
assessments, mediation, a parent education program, information and referral, conciliation
counseling, and a childrens support group.
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