Let $G:{ℂ}^n\times {ℂ}^r\to ℂ$ be a holomorphic family of functions. If $\Lambda \subset {ℂ}^n\times {ℂ}^r$, ${\pi }_r:{ℂ}^n\times {ℂ}^r\to {ℂ}^r$ is an analytic variety then   $Q_{\Lambda }\left(G\right)=(x,u)\in {ℂ}^n\times {ℂ}^r:G(·,u)hasacriticalpointin\Lambda \cap {\pi }_r^{-1}\left(u\right)$is a natural generalization of the bifurcation variety of G. We investigate the local structure of $Q_{\Lambda }\left(G\right)$ for locally trivial deformations of $\Lambda ₀={\pi }_r^{-1}\left(0\right)$. In particular, we construct an algorithm for determining logarithmic stratifications provided G is versal.