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*'''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. | ||
Guardianship: The right to make parenting decisions for a child and the right to get information from and give instructions to the important people involved in a child’s life, such as teachers, doctors, counsellors and coaches. Guardianship is a term used in the Family Law Act. | *'''Guardianship''': The right to make parenting decisions for a child and the right to get information from and give instructions to the important people involved in a child’s life, such as teachers, doctors, counsellors and coaches. Guardianship is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
Hearing: A formal meeting with a judge for a conference, to argue an application or for a trial. | *'''Hearing''': A formal meeting with a judge for a conference, to argue an application or for a trial. | ||
Interim Application: An application for an interim order. | *'''Interim Application''': An application for an interim order. | ||
Interim Order: An order made after a court case has begun but before it has ended by a trial or a settlement. Interim orders are temporary and last until they are changed by another interim order or until trial or settlement. | *'''Interim Order''': An order made after a court case has begun but before it has ended by a trial or a settlement. Interim orders are temporary and last until they are changed by another interim order or until trial or settlement. | ||
Litigation: A process for resolving a dispute through the court system, which starts with service of the court forms stating the court case and describing the legal claims and concludes with the abandonment of the court by the person who started it, a settlement or a trial. | *'''Litigation''': A process for resolving a dispute through the court system, which starts with service of the court forms stating the court case and describing the legal claims and concludes with the abandonment of the court by the person who started it, a settlement or a trial. | ||
Married Spouse: Someone who has been legally married to someone else. | Married Spouse: Someone who has been legally married to someone else. | ||
Mediation: A voluntary, formal bargaining process in which the parties try to resolve a family law dispute with the assistance of a neutral mediator. | Mediation: A voluntary, formal bargaining process in which the parties try to resolve a family law dispute with the assistance of a neutral mediator. | ||
