Versions of s. 6(1)

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

2021-03-01 to present available View Source

~~Where~~If an application for an order under section 1616.1 is made in a divorce proceeding or corollary relief proceeding to a court in a province ~~and is opposed~~ and the child of the marriage in respect of whom the order is sought is ~~most~~habitually ~~substantially~~resident ~~connected with~~in another province, the court may, on application by a spouse or on its own motion, transfer the ~~divorce~~ proceeding to a court in that other province.

Full text

If an application for an order under section 16.1 is made in a divorce proceeding or corollary relief proceeding to a court in a province and the child of the marriage in respect of whom the order is sought is habitually resident in another province, the court may, on application by a spouse or on its own motion, transfer the proceeding to a court in that other province.
2002-12-31 to 2021-03-01 View Source

Where an application for an order under section 16 is made in a divorce proceeding to a court in a province and is opposed and the child of the marriage in respect of whom the order is sought is most substantially connected with another province, the court may, on application by a spouse or on its own motion, transfer the divorce proceeding to a court in that other province.