Bill S-12
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2nd Session, 36th Parliament,
48 Elizabeth II, 1999
senate of canada
BILL S-12
An Act to amend the Divorce Act (child of the marriage)
R.S., cc.3, 27 (2nd Supp.); 1990, c.18; 1992, c.51; 1993, cc.8, 28; 1997, c.1; 1998, cc.15, 30; 1999, cc. 3, 31
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1997, c. 1, s. 1
1. Paragraph (b) of the definition of “child of the marriage” in subsection 2(1) of the Divorce Act is replaced by the following:
(b) is the age of majority or over and under their charge but unable, by reason of illness or disability, to withdraw from their charge or to obtain the necessaries of life;
Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
Explanatory Notes
Clause 1: Paragraph 2(1)(b) reads as follows:
(b) is the age of majority or over and under their charge but unable, by reason of illness, disability or other cause, to withdraw from their charge or to obtain the necessaries of life;