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Difference between revisions of "The Court System for Family Matters"

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===Jurisdiction===
===Jurisdiction===


The Provincial Court can only deal with claims for orders under the ''Family Law Act'' and the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act''. The Provincial Court does not have the jurisdiction to make orders for the division of family property or family debt, the management of children's property or financial restraining orders, and cannot make orders under the ''Divorce Act''. The Provincial Court cannot make declarations about the parentage of a child except if necessary to deal with another claim about children, like a claim for child support or guardianship.
The Provincial Court can only deal with claims for orders under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84l3 Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act]''. The Provincial Court does not have the jurisdiction to make orders for the division of family property or family debt, the management of children's property or financial restraining orders, and cannot make orders under the ''Divorce Act''. The Provincial Court cannot make declarations about the parentage of a child except if necessary to deal with another claim about children, like a claim for child support or guardianship.


The Provincial Court can hear claims about these issues:
The Provincial Court can hear claims about these issues:


#guardianship;
#guardianship,
#parental responsibilities and parenting time;
#parental responsibilities and parenting time,
#contact with a child
#contact with a child,
#child support;
#child support,
#spousal support;
#spousal support,
#changing and cancelling Provincial Court orders;
#changing and cancelling Provincial Court orders,
#enforcing Provincial Court orders;
#enforcing Provincial Court orders,
#enforcing Supreme Court about guardianship, parental responsibilities, parenting time and contact; and,
#enforcing Supreme Court about guardianship, parental responsibilities, parenting time and contact, and
#relocation.
#relocation.