Introduction to JP Boyd on Family Law

Clicklaw Wikibooks has teamed up with Vancouver, BC lawyer John-Paul Boyd to turn his popular family law website, www.bcfamilylawresource.com, into the basis for this new Clicklaw Wikibook title, JP Boyd on Family Law. The migration of JP Boyd's website into this new format preserves the unique tone and depth of the popular original, which for over a decade served family law information to thousands of British Columbians weekly. As a Clicklaw Wikibook, it harnesses the strength of the open-source wiki platform (the same one that powers Wikipedia), and opens itself up to collaborators as well as many options for printing, that will expand the reach of this resource to benefit British Columbians online and off.

Collaborative resource

JP Boyd on Family Law is still watched over by JP Boyd, but he is now far from alone in his efforts. He is joined by a stellar roster of experienced family lawyers and keen juniors committed to delivering in-depth, pragmatic family law information. Editors have been recruited by an advisory committee based on the need for complementing areas of interest and experience to tackle chapter topics. See the full list of editors on the JP Boyd on Family Law Contributors page.

Public benefit

There is immense public benefit in so many respected lawyers committing to ensure that JP Boyd’s original resource continues strong under the changes to the Family Law Act. That it is in a format suitable for both digital consumption and print, is another gain. You might be reading this page on a laptop in a coffee shop, or you could be holding this book at a public library. Both digital and print formats are made possible by the technology that powers Clicklaw Wikibooks, and one of the main rationales for creating a wikibook, was the chance to put real books on public library shelves, since so many people rely on their library for information of all kinds.