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Family Law Navigator
2024-02-20
Visit the Family Law Navigator website to learn about supports for individuals with children at any stage of separation or divorce. You can also use the self-navigation tool to learn about free services that can help. You don't have to manage your family change alone.
The Family Law Navigator...
Supervised Parenting Time and Exchange Program
2024-01-19
What is the Supervised Parenting Time and Exchange Program (SPTEP)
The Supervised Parenting Time and Exchange Program is a service provided by the Family Court Conciliation Office.
Supervised parenting time provides parenting time between a child and a parent. The parenting time is supervised by...
New Ways for Families ® programming for Island families
2023-05-09
Island families experiencing high-conflict separation or divorce can be referred into New Ways for Families® training through the Family Law Centre. This training will empower parents with skills and strategies to manage high-conflict situations.
To take this training, families have to be referred...
Child Support Recalculation
2023-03-07
Child Support payments can be automatically recalculated each year if the support order or agreement includes a clause that says it can be recalculated by the Recalculation Officer and if the parties register the order. Administrative recalculation allows parents to update child support depending...
Prince Edward Island Courts - COVID-19 Impacts
2022-06-15
Notice to the Profession, the Public and the Media regarding court operations, COVID-19 P.E.I. Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of P.E.I.
Beginning June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal will be lifting COVID-19 restrictions which have been in place to date.
Masks
The courts will...
Parenting Plan Mediation
2021-07-29
Parents trying to settle issues regarding parenting time and decision making may benefit from Parenting Plan Mediation Services offered through the Family Court Conciliation Office.
This service assists families experiencing separation and divorce with developing a comprehensive parenting plan to...
Preparing for Parenting Plan Mediation
2021-07-29
Mediation can help parents settle issues relating to parenting time and decision making responsibility. There are a few things that you should consider when preparing to participate in the Parenting Plan Mediation service.
Be ready to focus on your children.
A good parenting...
Children's Lawyer
2021-03-18
The Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) is an independent office that operates in the Department of Justice and Public Safety.
A Children’s Lawyer may decide to act as a legal representative or litigation guardian for individual Island children in parenting time and decision-making...
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Forms and Guides
2021-03-03
For general information about interjurisdictional support, please refer to the Child Support from Out of Province page.
Before you complete any court forms, call a Child Support Guidelines Officer at (902) 368-6220 to make sure you have selected the right forms. Child Support...
Child Support from Out of Province
2021-03-02
If you want to apply for child or spousal support or to change (vary) an existing support order and the other party lives in a jurisdiction listed below, you can follow the process under the Interjurisdictional Support Orders (ISO) Act and the Divorce Act.
How do I start an ISO application?
If...