Whats a reciprocating jurisdiction?
Manitoba has agreements with many different places to honour and recognize each other’s support laws and orders. They include all the Canadian provinces and territories, all of the United States, and several other foreign countries. These agreements mean that a person can start an application in Manitoba and an order can be made, or changed, or enforced, where the other person lives. The order is ‘good’ in both places. You can contact the Designated Authority at Manitoba Justice to find out if a particular foreign country is a “reciprocating jurisdiction”. [Toll Free in Manitoba: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 0268). In Winnipeg and outside Manitoba: (204) 945-0268]. Canadian provinces and territories have developed standard laws and forms for the whole country. These laws will be in effect in some provinces and territories sooner than in others. Because of this, there may be some additional requirements where the new law is not yet in effect in the province or territory where the other person i
Ontario has arrangements with each of the Canadian provinces and territories, and many foreign countries, to deal with support orders. Each of these places is a “reciprocating jurisdiction”. There is a list of reciprocating jurisdictions in a regulation made under the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, 2002. When two places reciprocate it means that they recognize each other’s support orders, and support orders can be made, changed, and enforced using reciprocal laws. People involved in family support (also called ‘maintenance’) cases do not have to travel to another province, territory, or country to have a court deal with their orders. The person who has made this application is in one of the “reciprocating jurisdictions”. The application will be dealt with by the Ontario court. The Ontario court will make an order. In most cases, the person applying for an order will have filed a Form F. This is a request to the court to make an order even if you do not go to court, or file nec
