Section 23.2 — Divorce Act: Official languages

A proceeding under this Act may be conducted in English or French, or in both official languages of Canada. In any proceeding under this Act, any person has the right to use either official language, including to file pleadings or other documents, give evidence, or make submissions; the court shall, at the request of any person, provide simultaneous interpretation from one official language into the other; any party to that proceeding has the right to a judge who speaks the same official language as that party or both official languages, as the case may be; any party to that proceeding has the right to request a transcript or recording, as the case may be, of what was said during that proceeding in the official language in which it was said, if what was said was taken down by a stenographer or a sound recording apparatus, and any interpretation into the other official language of what was said; and the court shall, at the request of any party to that proceeding, make available in that party’s official language of choice any judgment or order that is rendered or made under this Act and that relates to that party. In the case of a discrepancy between the original version of a document referred to in paragraph (2)(a) or (e) and the translated text, the original version shall prevail. The court forms relating to any proceedings under this Act shall be made available in both official languages.