Family Maintenance Act*
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Bill overview
Bill NS8, “Family Maintenance Act*”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-56-session-6.
Its latest recorded status is “Passed”.
This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.
PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY
What you need to know
This bill, known as the Family Maintenance Act, has received Royal Assent in the Nova Scotia assembly. It is now a law that governs how people in Nova Scotia can get financial support from others, usually after a separation or divorce, to help take care of their children or themselves.
AI-generated from official records and reviewed against our editorial guardrails.
Key provisions
- 01This Act may be cited as the Family Maintenance Act.
- 02This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
- 03The Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
- 04The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
- 05The Minister responsible for this Act may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
- 06The Minister responsible for this Act may delegate any of the Minister's powers under this Act.
Vote roll
No division has been recorded for this bill yet.