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*'''Custody''': A parent’s right to have the child live in his or her home and to make decisions about the care of the child. Custody is a terms used in the ''Divorce Act''. | *'''Custody''': A parent’s right to have the child live in his or her home and to make decisions about the care of the child. Custody is a terms used in the ''Divorce Act''. | ||
*'''Divorce''': The legal end of a marriage by a court order. | *'''Divorce''': The legal end of a marriage by a court order. | ||
*'''Divorce Act: A federal law that talks about divorce, custody of and access to children, child support and spousal support. | *'''''Divorce Act''''': A federal law that talks about divorce, custody of and access to children, child support and spousal support. | ||
Excluded Property: Property owned by a spouse before the spouses began to live together or married, plus certain kinds of property received afterwards like gifts and inheritances, that is excluded from family property and normally remains the property of the owning spouse. Excluded property is a term used in the Family Law Act. | *'''Excluded Property''': Property owned by a spouse before the spouses began to live together or married, plus certain kinds of property received afterwards like gifts and inheritances, that is excluded from family property and normally remains the property of the owning spouse. Excluded property is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
Family Debt: Debt incurred by either or both spouses during their relationship, normally shared between both spouses. Family debt is a term used in the Family Law Act. | *'''Family Debt''': Debt incurred by either or both spouses during their relationship, normally shared between both spouses. Family debt is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
Family Property: Property owned by one or both either or both spouses at the end of a relationship, normally shared between both spouses. Family property is a term used in the Family Law Act. | *'''Family Property''': Property owned by one or both either or both spouses at the end of a relationship, normally shared between both spouses. Family property is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
Family Court: A division of the Provincial Court of British Columbia which deals with family law issues under the Family Law Act. | *'''Family Court''': A division of the Provincial Court of British Columbia which deals with family law issues under the Family Law Act. | ||
Family Justice Counsellor: A Family Court staff member trained in mediation and available to help with issues about the care and control of children, child support and spousal support. | Family Justice Counsellor: A Family Court staff member trained in mediation and available to help with issues about the care and control of children, child support and spousal support. | ||
Family Law Act: A provincial law that talks about guardianship, parenting arrangements, contact with a child, child support, spousal support and the division of property and debt. | Family Law Act: A provincial law that talks about guardianship, parenting arrangements, contact with a child, child support, spousal support and the division of property and debt. | ||
