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Matrimonial Homes And Property Rights On First Nations Lands

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]July 25, 2014 On June 19, 2013, the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act (the “Act”) received royal assent, and became law. Prior to the Act, courts could not make orders at all about the possession or sale of a family home (or any other on-reserve real property interests), and division of the proceeds […]

Matrimonial Homes and Property Rights On First Nations Lands

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]July 25, 2014 On June 19, 2013, the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act (the “Act”) received royal assent, and became law. Prior to the Act, courts could not make orders at all about the possession or sale of a family home (or any other on-reserve real property interests), and division of the proceeds […]