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==Resolving family law problems== | |||
Resolving family law problems | |||
Family law problems can be resolved through negotiation, mediation, collaborative settlement processes and arbitration without going to court. If a couple can’t resolve these problems themselves, they may have to go to court to have a judge resolve their problems for them. | Family law problems can be resolved through negotiation, mediation, collaborative settlement processes and arbitration without going to court. If a couple can’t resolve these problems themselves, they may have to go to court to have a judge resolve their problems for them. | ||
Going to court | ==Going to court== | ||
There are two courts that deal with family law problems, Family Court, a division of the Provincial Court, and the Supreme Court. Family Court doesn’t charge court fees and its rules are simplified and easy to understand. The rules of the Supreme Court can be very complicated and the court charges fees to file certain documents and schedule certain hearings. However, the Supreme Court can deal with many family law problems that Family Court can’t: | There are two courts that deal with family law problems, Family Court, a division of the Provincial Court, and the Supreme Court. Family Court doesn’t charge court fees and its rules are simplified and easy to understand. The rules of the Supreme Court can be very complicated and the court charges fees to file certain documents and schedule certain hearings. However, the Supreme Court can deal with many family law problems that Family Court can’t: | ||
Family Court: Family Court can deal with issues about guardianship and the care of children, child support and spousal support. Family Court can only deal with issues under the Family Law Act. | *'''Family Court''': Family Court can deal with issues about guardianship and the care of children, child support and spousal support. Family Court can only deal with issues under the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
*'''Supreme Court''': The Supreme Court can deal with all of these issues as well as divorce and the division of property and debt between married spouses and unmarried spouses who have lived together for at least two years. The Supreme Court can deal with issues under both the Divorce Act and the ''Family Law Act''. | |||
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|align="center"|''Family Law Act''||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| √ | |||
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|align="center"|''Divorce Act''||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| | |||
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|align="center"|Custody (''Divorce Act'')||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| | |||
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|align="center"|Guardianship (''Family Law Act'')||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| √ | |||
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|align="center"|Access (''Divorce Act'')||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| √ | |||
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|align="center"|Parental Responsibilitis and Parenting Time (''Family Law Act'')||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| √ | |||
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|align="center"|Contact with a Child (''Family Law Act'')||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| √ | |||
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|align="center"|Child Support||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| √ | |||
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|align="center"|Spousal Support||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| √ | |||
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|align="center"|Property and Debt||align="center"| √ ||align="center"| | |||
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