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;'''Ab Initio''':A Latin phrase meaning "from the beginning." A marriage which is unlawful is void ''ab initio'', as if it never happened.
;Ab Initio:A Latin phrase meaning "from the beginning." A marriage which is unlawful is void ''ab initio'', as if it never happened.
;Abduction:The taking of a person by force or fraud. In family law, the taking of a child contrary to a court order or without the other parent's permission. In certain circumstances, this may also be a criminal act.
;Abduction:The taking of a person by force or fraud. In family law, the taking of a child contrary to a court order or without the other parent's permission. In certain circumstances, this may also be a criminal act.
;Access:A parent's time with their children following the breakdown of the parent's relationship. Access usually refers to the time a child spends with the parent who doesn't have the child's primary residence.
;Access:A parent's time with their children following the breakdown of the parent's relationship. Access usually refers to the time a child spends with the parent who doesn't have the child's primary residence.
;Account:A lawyer's bill to his or her client.
;Account:A lawyer's bill to his or her client.
;Act:A statute or piece of legislation passed by a government. Also, the doing of a thing.
;Act:A statute or piece of legislation passed by a government. Also, the doing of a thing.
;'''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.
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;Application:A request to the court that it make an order for specific relief, usually on an interim or temporary basis.
;Application:A request to the court that it make an order for specific relief, usually on an interim or temporary basis.
;Application Respondent:The party to an action against whom an application has been brought in the course of that action. the party replying to the applicant's application, usually an application for an interim order.
;Application Respondent:The party to an action against whom an application has been brought in the course of that action. the party replying to the applicant's application, usually an application for an interim order.
;Application Response Form F32:A legal document required by the Supreme Court Family Rules setting out the Application Respondent's position on the relief claimed in an application and the grounds on which that relief is opposed.
;Application Response;Form F32:A legal document required by the Supreme Court Family Rules setting out the Application Respondent's position on the relief claimed in an application and the grounds on which that relief is opposed.
;Arbitrator:A person selected by the parties to a dispute to resolve their dispute outside the court process and to whom the parties give the authority to impose a settlement.
;Arbitrator:A person selected by the parties to a dispute to resolve their dispute outside the court process and to whom the parties give the authority to impose a settlement.
;Arbitration:A dispute resolution process subject to the principles of natural justice in which the parties pick the person who will resolve their dispute and agree to be bound by the arbitrator's decision.
;Arbitration:A dispute resolution process subject to the principles of natural justice in which the parties pick the person who will resolve their dispute and agree to be bound by the arbitrator's decision.
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;Bill:A lawyer's statement of account. Also, draft legislation presented by government to the Legislature or Parliament for approval.
;Bill:A lawyer's statement of account. Also, draft legislation presented by government to the Legislature or Parliament for approval.
;Binding:A requirement or obligation to honour and abide by a contract or order of the court. for example, a judge's order is binding in the sense that it must be obeyed or a certain punishment will be imposed. Also refers to the principle that a higher court's decision on a point of law must be followed by a lower court.
;Binding:A requirement or obligation to honour and abide by a contract or order of the court. for example, a judge's order is binding in the sense that it must be obeyed or a certain punishment will be imposed. Also refers to the principle that a higher court's decision on a point of law must be followed by a lower court.
;'''Bona Fide''':A Latin phrase meaning "in good faith;" doing something honestly and openly, without the intention of misleading or causing harm to someone else.
;Bona Fide:A Latin phrase meaning "in good faith;" doing something honestly and openly, without the intention of misleading or causing harm to someone else.
;Breach of Contract:Acting or failing to act in a manner contrary to the terms of the agreement. In family law, a breach of a term of a family agreement may give rise to a cause of action for the other party, but the breach is unlikely to allow the other party to treat the agreement as if it were cancelled or void.
;Breach of Contract:Acting or failing to act in a manner contrary to the terms of the agreement. In family law, a breach of a term of a family agreement may give rise to a cause of action for the other party, but the breach is unlikely to allow the other party to treat the agreement as if it were cancelled or void.
;Brief:A written argument. a memorandum of law. A brief is usually presented to a judge as a summary of an argument or a summary of the law on a particular issue.
;Brief:A written argument. a memorandum of law. A brief is usually presented to a judge as a summary of an argument or a summary of the law on a particular issue.
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