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|link = [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/guides/mini/howToJCC/index.php JCCs in Supreme Court] '''and '''<br/> [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/resources/fact_sheets/Family_Case_Conferences_Provincial_Court.php FCCs in Provincial Court]''' plus<br/> a checklist for '''[http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/resources/fact_sheets/familyCaseConferenceChecklist.php Family Case Conferences] | |link = [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/guides/mini/howToJCC/index.php JCCs in Supreme Court] '''and '''<br/> [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/resources/fact_sheets/Family_Case_Conferences_Provincial_Court.php FCCs in Provincial Court]''' plus<br/> a checklist for '''[http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/resources/fact_sheets/familyCaseConferenceChecklist.php Family Case Conferences] | ||
}}A case conference is a meeting between the parties, their lawyers (if they have them), and a judge, usually for a purpose relating to the administration or the settlement of a court proceeding. ''Trial management conferences'' in the Supreme Court and ''trial preparation conferences'' in the Provincial Court are all about getting a proceeding ready for trial, and are held towards the end of a proceeding. ''Judicial case conferences'' in the Supreme Court and ''family case conferences'' in the Provincial Court are held early in a proceeding and are about settling | }}A case conference is a meeting between the parties, their lawyers (if they have them), and a judge, usually for a purpose relating to the administration or the settlement of a court proceeding. ''Trial management conferences'' in the Supreme Court and ''trial preparation conferences'' in the Provincial Court are all about getting a proceeding ready for trial, and are held towards the end of a proceeding. ''Judicial case conferences'' in the Supreme Court and ''family case conferences'' in the Provincial Court are held early in a proceeding and are about settling issues than can be agreed on, getting interim arrangements in place for support and the care of the children, and planning the next few steps in the proceeding. | ||
This section discusses judicial case conferences and family case conferences, their limitations and their uses, and provides some tips about how you can get the most out of your time and the judge's time at a case conference. | This section discusses judicial case conferences and family case conferences, their limitations and their uses, and provides some tips about how you can get the most out of your time and the judge's time at a case conference. | ||
