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In 2019, the Provincial Court started a new pilot project at the Victoria courthouse, trying out something called an Early Resolution and Case Management Process. This pilot project was extended to the Surrey courthouse in 2020. The project relies on new rules of court and new court forms, and a really good but really long [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/divorce/family/options/early-resoution/explain.pdf explanation of the project] can be found on the website of the government of British Columbia. | In 2019, the Provincial Court started a new pilot project at the Victoria courthouse, trying out something called an Early Resolution and Case Management Process. This pilot project was extended to the Surrey courthouse in 2020. The project relies on new rules of court and new court forms, and a really good but really long [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/divorce/family/options/early-resoution/explain.pdf explanation of the project] can be found on the website of the government of British Columbia. | ||
The pilot project is intended to test new court processes designed to encourage people to resolve family law disputes by agreement, and to help them get just and speedy decisions in court if agreement isn't possible. Cases that do need to be resolved through court are subject to closer management by the court, and the project provi | |||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== | ||
