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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...
Maintenance Enforcement Program Enrollment
2021-02-25
The Maintenance Enforcement Program manages any child and spousal support payments contained in a court order or separation agreement and registered with the PEI program. A person making payments is called the payor; the person receiving payments is the recipient. Under the Maintenance Enforcement...
Applying for a Child Support Order
2021-02-25
When a relationship ends, parents may be able to come to an agreement on a suitable amount for regular child support payments without going to court. The Child Support Guidelines are the rules parents (and the courts) are required to follow for child support decisions.
Parents who cannot reach an...
Parenting Arrangement Assessment
2021-02-23
If parenting time and decision-making responsibility is at issue, the court may order a Parenting Arrangement Assessment to assist the court to determine the most appropriate parenting time and decision-making responsibility arrangement for the child.
A family court clinician, in the Family...
Changing a Child Support Order or Agreement
2021-02-23
Both parents may not agree to change (vary) an existing child support order or agreement. It is the responsibility of the party (parent) who wants to change a support order to ask the court to vary the child support.
An application to vary a child support order may ask the court to either...