加拿大提出新的离婚法,以更好地保护儿童,结束共同为人父母的假设,承认强制控制,允许儿童在监护决定中发表意见。
Canada proposes new divorce laws to better protect children by ending shared parenting presumption, recognizing coercive control, and allowing children’s voices in custody decisions.
C-223号法案,即 " 维护儿童安全法 " ,提议对加拿大的《离婚法》进行重大修改,以便更好地在离婚期间保护儿童,包括结束共同养育子女的推定,承认强制控制是一种严重的虐待形式,允许在监护决定中正式听取儿童的意见。
Bill C-223, the “Keeping Children Safe Act,” proposes major changes to Canada’s Divorce Act to better protect children during divorce, including ending the presumption of shared parenting, recognizing coercive control as a serious form of abuse, and allowing children’s voices to be formally heard in custody decisions.
该法案要求律师对家庭暴力进行筛查, 并为法官提供评估虐待模式的新工具,
The bill requires lawyers to screen for family violence and gives judges new tools to assess abuse patterns, especially those that aren’t physically obvious.
多伦多家庭律师Russell Alexander支持这项措施,列举了及早发现风险和作出更知情决定的好处,同时指出必须仔细评估儿童投入。
Toronto family lawyer Russell Alexander supports the measure, citing benefits from early risk detection and more informed decisions, while noting that child input must be carefully evaluated.
虽然安大略省已经制定了强有力的省级法律,但联邦改革旨在改善一致性和优先考虑儿童的福利,将儿童视为个人而非资产。
Though Ontario already has strong provincial laws, the federal changes aim to improve consistency and prioritize children’s well-being, treating them as individuals rather than assets.