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FOREIGN DIVORCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foreign divorce
1, record 1, English, foreign%20divorce
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Section 22(1) of the "Divorce Act," R.S.C. 1985 (2nd supp.), c. 3, states that "[a] divorce granted pursuant to a law of a country or subdivision of a country other than Canada by a tribunal or other authority having jurisdiction to do so shall be recognized for all purposes of determining marital status in Canada of any person, if either former spouse was ordinarily resident in that country or subdivision for at least one year immediately preceding the commencement of the proceedings for divorce." 2, record 1, English, - foreign%20divorce
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- divorce étranger
1, record 1, French, divorce%20%C3%A9tranger
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Divorce obtenu à l'étranger. 2, record 1, French, - divorce%20%C3%A9tranger
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
divorce étranger : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - divorce%20%C3%A9tranger
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- foreign divorce
1, record 2, English, foreign%20divorce
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 2, record 2, English, - foreign%20divorce
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- divorce prononcé à l'étranger
1, record 2, French, divorce%20prononc%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tranger
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 2, record 2, French, - divorce%20prononc%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tranger
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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