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Beginner's Guide
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This section provides an overview of the different areas of law:

Generally, law is described as either criminal or civil. All civil matters fall into one of two categories: general civil law and family law.


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Introduction
Understanding the Law
Understanding Your Legal Problem
Taking Action
Using Legal Information


Beginner's Guide to Finding Legal Information © Courthouse Libraries BC 2015 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence.


In law, the re-examination of a term of an order or agreement, usually to determine whether the term remains fair and appropriate in light of the circumstances prevailing at the time of the review. In family law, particularly the review of an order or agreement provided for the payment of spousal support. See "de novo," "family law agreements," "order" and "spousal support."

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