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Before you move on to the other scripts on family law, here are definitions of some common words and phrases used in these scripts. | Before you move on to the other scripts on family law, here are definitions of some common words and phrases used in these scripts. | ||
*'''Access''': A parent’s time with a child, usually fixed by a schedule. Access is a term used in the federal Divorce Act. | *'''Access''': A parent’s time with a child, usually fixed by a schedule. Access is a term used in the federal ''Divorce Act''. | ||
*'''Application''': A formal request for a court order. | *'''Application''': A formal request for a court order. | ||
*Arbitration: A process in which a family law dispute is resolved by a neutral arbitrator after a formal hearing. | *Arbitration: A process in which a family law dispute is resolved by a neutral arbitrator after a formal hearing. | ||
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*'''Child''': Any person under the age of 19, the age of majority in British Columbia. May include adult children for the purposes of child support. The ''Divorce Act'' uses the term “child of the marriage.” | *'''Child''': Any person under the age of 19, the age of majority in British Columbia. May include adult children for the purposes of child support. The ''Divorce Act'' uses the term “child of the marriage.” | ||
*'''Child Support''': Money paid by one parent to the other for the financial support of their children. | *'''Child Support''': Money paid by one parent to the other for the financial support of their children. | ||
Child Support Guidelines: A federal regulation, in force throughout Canada except Quebec, that talks about how child support is calculated. | *'''Child Support Guidelines''': A federal regulation, in force throughout Canada except Quebec, that talks about how child support is calculated. | ||
Collaborative Settlement Processes: A kind of negotiation in which the parties and their lawyers sign an agreement to do everything they can to resolve a family law dispute without going to court, often with the assistance of counsellors, child psychologists and financial experts. | Collaborative Settlement Processes: A kind of negotiation in which the parties and their lawyers sign an agreement to do everything they can to resolve a family law dispute without going to court, often with the assistance of counsellors, child psychologists and financial experts. | ||
Consent Order: An order that the parties to a court case agree the court should make. | Consent Order: An order that the parties to a court case agree the court should make. | ||
