Liberal MP proposes changes to Divorce Act

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP is pushing for changes to the Divorce Act to give children a say in divorce proceedings and limit the effects of coercive control and domestic violence.
The legislation is up for its first debate today and is expected to face a vote in the House of Commons next week.
It would require that family violence be taken into account in divorce proceedings and challenges the premise that child custody must be divided equally between divorcing partners.
Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner