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Written in plain language, with handy rollover definitions for legal words and phrases, '''''JP Boyd on Family Law''''' provides practical, in-depth coverage of family law and divorce law in British Columbia. This trusted source for family law information is based on [[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd]]'s popular website, BC Family Law Resource, and is completely updated for the ''Family Law Act''. To get started, read [[Family Law in British Columbia]] for a quick introduction. Then dive into the main chapters of the wikibook, or see the [[JP Boyd on Family Law — How Do I?|How Do I?]] section for answers to common procedural questions. Read about the [[Introduction to JP Boyd on Family Law|transition of this resource to a wiki format]]. View the many [[:Category:JP Boyd on Family Law Contributors|lawyers and judges]] who were part of the editorial team led by [[Megan Ellis QC]] over the years.
Written in plain language, with rollover definitions for legal words and phrases, '''''JP Boyd on Family Law''''' provides practical, in-depth coverage of family law and divorce law in British Columbia. This trusted source for family law information is based on [[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd]]'s popular website, BC Family Law Resource, and is completely updated for the new Divorce Act. To get started, read our [[Introduction to Family Law in British Columbia]]. Then dive into the main chapters of the wikibook, or see the [[JP Boyd on Family Law — Helpful Guides and Common Questions|Helpful Guides & Common Questions]] section for answers to many procedural questions.  
 
'''The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the justice system and how family law problems are resolved. Clicklaw has gathered helpful [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?k=covid-19&so=r&f=Family+law online resources] about the changes. Information about how the courts are responding can be found on the websites of the [https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/COVID19 Provincial Court] and the [https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ Supreme Court], and John-Paul Boyd's [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzCWEyKKny_W3qDfyrSM-6Q YouTube channel] on family law topics, "Five Minute Family Law," now includes ''COVID-19 and Family Law'', [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EpGWhNSBk8 Part 1] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoDWuFLhjEw&t=221s Part 2].'''
 
The pandemic hasn't been the only change affecting family law and the justice system:
*Big changes to the ''Divorce Act'' came into effect on 1 March 2021, and those brought changes to the Child Support Guidelines and the forms used by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in turn.
*The ''Family Law Act'' has also been updated to address the arbitration of family law disputes
*The Provincial Court introduced a new set of rules and forms, and is trying out a new, less adversarial way of handling family law cases in the courthouses in Surrey and Victoria.
 
Read our pages on the [[The New Divorce Act|new ''Divorce Act'']] and the important [[Recent Changes to Family Law in British Columbia|recent changes to family law]].
   
   
==Contents==
==Contents==


===Getting Started===
===Getting Started===
*[[Introduction to JP Boyd on Family Law|Introduction]]{{·}} [[Family Law in British Columbia]]{{·}} [[Terminology|Definitions]]{{·}} [[Legislation in Family Matters|Family Law Legislation]]{{·}} [[Divorce Act Basics|''Divorce Act'' Basics]]{{·}} [[Family Law Act Basics|''Family Law Act'' Basics]]
*[[Introduction to JP Boyd on Family Law]]{{·}} [[Introduction to Family Law in British Columbia]]{{·}} [[Terminology|Common Legal Words and Phrases]]{{·}} [[The Legislation on Family Law]]{{·}} [[Divorce Act Basics]]{{·}} [[Family Law Act Basics]]


===Chapters===
===Family Law in British Columbia===
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*'''[[Introduction to the Legal System for Family Matters|The Legal System]]'''
*'''[[Understanding the Legal System for Family Law Matters|Understanding the Legal System]]'''
**[[The Court System for Family Matters|The Court System]]{{·}}[[The Law for Family Matters|The Law]]{{·}}[[You & Your Lawyer]]
**[[The Law for Family Matters|The Law]]{{·}}[[You and Your Lawyer]]{{·}}[[Access to Family Justice|Access to Justice in British Columbia]]
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*'''[[Family Relationships]]'''
**[[Married Spouses and the Law on Marriage]]{{·}}[[Unmarried Spouses]]{{·}}[[Parents]]{{·}}[[Polyamorous Relationships]]{{·}}[[Grandparents and Extended Family Members|Grandparents and Extended Family Members]]{{·}}[[Adopting Children]]{{·}}[[Having Children with Assisted Reproduction]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Separating and Getting Divorced]]''' 
**[[Separating Emotionally]]{{·}}[[Behaviour, Boundaries and Privacy after Separation]]{{·}}[[Separation and the Law]]{{·}}[[Divorce and the Law on Getting Divorced|Divorce and the Law]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court|Resolving Problems out of Court]]'''  
*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court|Resolving Problems out of Court]]'''  
**[[Collaborative Process]]{{·}}[[Family Law Mediation|Mediation]]{{·}} [[Family Law Arbitration|Arbitration]]{{·}} [[Parenting Coordination]]
**[[Collaborative Negotiation]]{{·}}[[Family Law Mediation|Mediation]]{{·}}[[Family Law Arbitration|Arbitration]]{{·}}[[Parenting Coordination]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFDAB9;"
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*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems in Court|Resolving Problems in Court]]'''  
*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems in Court|Resolving Problems in Court]]'''  
**[[Starting a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Starting a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[Replying to a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Replying to a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[Overview of Case Conferences and Discovery in Family Law Matters|Case Conferences & Discovery Overview]]{{·}} [[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter|Case Conferences]]{{·}} [[Discovery Process in a Family Law Matter|Discovery Process]]{{·}} [[Interim Applications in Family Matters|Interim Applications]]{{·}} [[Rules Promoting Settlement in Family Matters|Rules Promoting Settlement]]{{·}} [[Preparing for and Going to Trial in Supreme Court|Supreme Court Trials]]{{·}} [[Preparing for and Going to Trial in Provincial Court|Provincial Court Trials]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Orders in Family Matters|Enforcing Orders]]{{·}} [[Changing Final Orders in Family Matters|Changing Final Orders]]{{·}}[[Victoria Early Resolution and Case Management Model|Victoria Early Resolution Project]]
**[[The Court System for Family Matters|The Court System]]
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFDAB9;"
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*'''[[Family Law Litigation in Supreme Court|Litigation in Supreme Court]]'''
**[[Starting and Responding to Supreme Court Family Law Proceedings|Starting and Responding to Proceedings]]{{·}}[[Disclosure and Discovery in Supreme Court Family Law Proceedings|Disclosure and Discovery]]{{·}}[[Conferences and Supreme Court Family Law Proceedings|Court Conferences]]{{·}}[[Interim Applications and Supreme Court Family Law Proceedings|Interim Applications]]{{·}}[[Trials and Supreme Court Family Law Proceedings|Supreme Court Trials]]{{·}}[[Changing Supreme Court Family Law Orders|Changing Orders]]{{·}}[[Enforcing Supreme Court Family Law Orders|Enforcing Orders]]
|- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFDAB9;"
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*'''[[Family Law Litigation in Provincial Court|Litigation in Provincial Court]]'''
**[[Starting and Responding to Provincial Court Family Law Proceedings|Starting and Responding to Proceedings]]{{·}}[[Disclosure and Provincial Court Family Law Proceedings|Disclosure]]{{·}}[[Conferences and Provincial Court Family Law Proceedings|Court Conferences]]{{·}}[[Interim Applications and Provincial Court Family Law Proceedings|Interim Applications]]{{·}}[[Trials and Provincial Court Family Law Proceedings|Provincial Court Trials]]{{·}}[[Changing Provincial Court Family Law Orders|Changing Orders]]{{·}}[[Enforcing Provincial Court Family Law Orders|Enforcing Orders]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Family Law Agreements]]'''  
*'''[[Family Law Agreements]]'''  
**[[Cohabitation Agreements|Cohabitation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Marriage Agreements|Marriage Agreements]]{{·}} [[Separation Agreements|Separation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Family Law Agreements|Enforcing Agreements]]{{·}} [[Changing Family Law Agreements|Changing Agreements]]
**[[Cohabitation & Living Together Agreements|Cohabitation and Living Together Agreements]]{{·}}[[Marriage Agreements]]{{·}}[[Separation Agreements|Agreements after Separation]]{{·}}[[Changing Family Law Agreements|Making Changes]]{{·}}[[Enforcing Family Law Agreements|Enforcing Agreements]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Children in Family Law Matters|Children]]'''
*'''[[Children and Parenting after Separation]]'''
**[[Parenting after Separation]]{{·}} [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact|Guardianship, Parenting and Contact]]{{·}} [[Custody and Access|Custody and Access]]{{·}} [[Changing Family Law Orders and Agreements Involving Children|Making Changes]]{{·}} [[Estrangement and Alienation|Estrangement and Alienation]]
**[[The Rights of Children and Youth in Family Law Matters|The Rights of Children and Youth]]{{·}}[[Parenting Apart]]{{·}}[[Basic Principles of Parenting after Separation|Basic Principles]]{{·}}[[Moving Away after Separation]]{{·}}[[Children Who Resist Seeing a Parent]]{{·}}[[Changing Family Law Orders, Awards and Agreements Involving Children|Making Changes]]{{·}}[[Enforcing Orders, Awards and Agreements Involving Children|Enforcing Orders, Awards and Agreements]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Child Support]]'''   
*'''[[Child Support]]'''   
**[[Child Support Guidelines|The Guidelines]]{{·}} [[Exceptions to the Child Support Guidelines|Exceptions to the Guidelines]]{{·}} [[Making Changes to Child Support|Making Changes]]{{·}} [[Child Support Arrears]]
**[[Child Support Guidelines|The Guidelines]]{{·}}[[Exceptions to the Child Support Guidelines|Exceptions to the Guidelines]]{{·}}[[Making Changes to Child Support|Making Changes]]{{·}} [[Child Support Arrears|Arrears of Child Support]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Spousal Support]]'''
*'''[[Spousal Support]]'''
**[[Basic Principles of Spousal Support|Basic Principles]]{{·}} [[The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines|The Advisory Guidelines]]{{·}} [[Making Changes to Spousal Support|Making Changes]]{{·}} [[Spousal Support Arrears]]
**[[The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines|The Advisory Guidelines]]{{·}}[[Making Changes to Spousal Support|Making Changes]]{{·}}[[Spousal Support Arrears|Arrears of Spousal Support]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Property & Debt]]'''  
*'''[[Property and Debt in Family Law Matters|Property and Debt]]'''  
**[[Basic Principles of Property & Debt in Family Law|Basic Principles]]{{·}} [[Protecting Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Protecting Property & Debt]]{{·}} [[Dividing Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Dividing Property & Debt]]
**[[Basic Principles of Property and Debt in Family Law|Basic Principles]]{{·}}[[Protecting Property and Debt in Family Law Matters|Protecting Property and Debt]]{{·}} [[Dividing Property and Debt in Family Law Matters|Dividing Property and Debt]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Family Relationships]]'''
**[[Marriage & Married Spouses]]{{·}} [[Unmarried Spouses]]{{·}} [[Other Unmarried Relationships]]{{·}} [[Children's Caregivers and Extended Family|Caregivers and Extended Family]]{{·}} [[Adoption]]{{·}} [[Parentage and Assisted Reproduction|Parentage and Assisted Reproduction]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Separation & Divorce]]''' 
**[[Separation]]{{·}} [[Separating Emotionally]]{{·}} [[Divorce]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Family Violence Overview|Family Violence]]'''
*'''[[Family Violence Overview|Family Violence]]'''
**[[Family Violence and the Family Law Act|Family Violence under the ''Family Law Act'']]{{·}} [[Family Violence and Child Protection|Child Protection]]{{·}} [[Family Violence and the Criminal Code|Criminal Code]]{{·}} [[Suing for Family Violence in a Family Law Claim|Civil Claims]]
**[[Family Violence in the Family Law Act and the Divorce Act|The Family Law Act and the Divorce Act]]{{·}}[[Family Violence and the Criminal Code|The Criminal Code]]{{·}}[[Civil Claims and Family Violence]]{{·}}[[Family Violence and Child Protection|Child Protection]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Specific Communities and Family Law|Specific Communities]]'''
**[[Aboriginal Families]]{{·}} [[Immigrants and Family Law|Newcomers to Canada and Family Law]]{{·}} [[Same Sex Relationships and Issues Affecting Transgendered and Transsexual People|LGBTQ Community]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*'''[[Overlapping Legal Issues and Family Law|Overlapping Legal Issues]]'''
**[[Naming and Changes of Name|Naming and Changes of Name]]{{·}} [[Wills and Estates Issues in Family Law|Wills and Estates Issues]]{{·}} [[Conflict of Laws Issues in Family Law|Conflict of Laws Issues]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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===How Do I?===
===Helpful Guides & Common Questions===
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*'''Marriage, Separation & Divorce'''
*'''Marriage, Separation & Divorce'''
**[[How Do I Get Married in British Columbia?|Get Married in British Columbia?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Prepare for Separation?|Prepare for Separation?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Separate from My Spouse?|Separate from My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Find Out if I'm Divorced?|Find Out if I'm Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get Divorced?|Get Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get my Certificate of Divorce?|Get my Certificate of Divorce?]]
**[[How Do I Get Married in British Columbia?|Get Married in British Columbia?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Prepare for Separation?|Prepare for Separation?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Separate from My Spouse?|Separate from My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Find Out if I'm Divorced?|Find Out if I'm Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get Divorced?|Get Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get my Certificate of Divorce?|Get my Certificate of Divorce?]]
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**[[How Do I Start Negotiations with My Spouse?|Start Negotiations with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Mediation with My Spouse?|Start Mediation with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?|Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Arbitration with My Spouse?|Start Arbitration with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Hire a Parenting Coordinator?|Hire a Parenting Coordinator?]]
**[[How Do I Start Negotiations with My Spouse?|Start Negotiations with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Mediation with My Spouse?|Start Mediation with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?|Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Arbitration with My Spouse?|Start Arbitration with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Hire a Parenting Coordinator?|Hire a Parenting Coordinator?]]


More [[JP Boyd on Family Law — How Do I?|How Do I?]] topics...
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===Court Forms & Documents===
===Court Forms & Documents===