Last week, Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced a bill to amend the Divorce Act and other pieces of federal family law legislation in the House of Commons. The Ministry of Justice's Charter Statement accompanying Bill C-78 announced the changes as ones that will "modernize" federal family law and "promote faster, more cost-effective and lasting solutions to family law disputes."
While the aim of the bill is a lofty one, the federal government's ability to address family law issues is limited through no fault of its own, making wholesale change to the family law system difficult.
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