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;Action:A law suit. a legal proceeding in which one party sues another for a remedy or specific relief. An action for divorce is a court proceeding in which the Claimant sues the Respondent for the relief of an order for the parties' divorce. | ;Action:A law suit. a legal proceeding in which one party sues another for a remedy or specific relief. An action for divorce is a court proceeding in which the Claimant sues the Respondent for the relief of an order for the parties' divorce. | ||
;Address for Service:The address at which a party will accept delivery or service of legal documents. An address for service must be the address of a place within British Columbia which is accessible to the public during normal business hours. Additional addresses for service may include a postal address, a fax number and an email address. | ;Address for Service:The address at which a party will accept delivery or service of legal documents. An address for service must be the address of a place within British Columbia which is accessible to the public during normal business hours. Additional addresses for service may include a postal address, a fax number and an email address. | ||
;Adoption:In family law, the act or process of one person taking another person's natural child as his or her own. The child then becomes the adopting parent's legal child as if the child were the adopting parent's natural child, and the child's biological parent loses all rights and obligations with respect to the child. | ;'''Adoption''':In family law, the act or process of one person taking another person's natural child as his or her own. The child then becomes the adopting parent's legal child as if the child were the adopting parent's natural child, and the child's biological parent loses all rights and obligations with respect to the child. | ||
;Adultery:The act of a married person voluntarily engaging in sexual intercourse with a person to whom he or she is not married. Adultery is a ground for an immediate divorce, providing that the other party to the marriage has not permitted or forgiven the adultery. | ;Adultery:The act of a married person voluntarily engaging in sexual intercourse with a person to whom he or she is not married. Adultery is a ground for an immediate divorce, providing that the other party to the marriage has not permitted or forgiven the adultery. | ||
;Affidavit:A legal document in which a person provides evidence of certain facts and events in writing. Affidavits must be notarized by a lawyer or notary public who takes the oath or affirmation of the person making the affidavit, confirming the truth of its contents. Affidavits are evidence, just as if the deponent, the person making the affidavit, had made the statements as a witness in court. | ;Affidavit:A legal document in which a person provides evidence of certain facts and events in writing. Affidavits must be notarized by a lawyer or notary public who takes the oath or affirmation of the person making the affidavit, confirming the truth of its contents. Affidavits are evidence, just as if the deponent, the person making the affidavit, had made the statements as a witness in court. | ||
