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===Property and debt=== | ===Property and debt=== | ||
The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' is the only law in British Columbia that deals with the division of family property and family debt between married and unmarried spouses, and, at Division 6 of Part 5, the act makes special provisions for dealing with property located outside the province. These provisions are extraordinarily complicated and | The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' is the only law in British Columbia that deals with the division of family property and family debt between married and unmarried spouses, and, at Division 6 of Part 5, the act makes special provisions for dealing with property located outside the province. These provisions are extraordinarily complicated and very difficult to understand. You will almost certainly need to speak to a lawyer to figure them out. | ||
Under s. 106 of the '' | Under s. 106 of the ''Family Law Act'', where another court can make an order about the same parties and the same property, the court here must first decide whether it should make any orders at all. The court may decide to deal with a property claim if: | ||
*the person against whom the claim is made, the ''respondent'', has made a claim for the division of property under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', | *the person against whom the claim is made, the ''respondent'', has made a claim for the division of property under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', | ||
