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Enforcement of access orders in Alberta (Canada) 1999

On 13th May 1999 the Canadian Province of Alberta passed a bill to enforce access.

Bill 26: Family Law Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, amends the Domestic Relations Act to provide for courts to:

Enforcement of access

Where access has been denied, the court may make an access enforcement order providing:

Penalties for non-compliance

Where an access enforcement order has not been complied with, the court may impose:

Failure to exercise access

On application by the custodial parent:

Full text: Bill 26 - Family Law Statutes Amendment Act 1999 - Legislative Assembly of Alberta

David Cannon

Last updated - 4 February 2000


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