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===Child protection===
===Child protection===
Where children are at risk, the provincial government's ministry responsible for protecting children may become involved. The involvement of the Ministry of Children & Family Development and the authority of the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84dv Child, Family and Community Service Act]]'', RSBC 1996, c 46, may influence your family law proceeding dramatically. This chapter takes a <span class="noglossary">brief</span> look at some child protection issues, what happens when a report is made, and when children may be placed in the care of the ministry.
Where children are at risk, the provincial government's ministry responsible for protecting children may become involved. The involvement of the Ministry of Children & Family Development and the authority of the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84dv Child, Family and Community Service Act]]'' RSBC 1996, c 46, may influence your family law proceeding dramatically. This chapter takes a <span class="noglossary">brief</span> look at some child protection issues, what happens when a report is made, and when children may be placed in the care of the ministry.


===Criminal law context===
===Criminal law context===