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A new home for the popular family law help website from BC lawyer JP Boyd.  
[[JP Boyd on Family Law]] is the new home for the popular family law website from Vancouver lawyer [[JP Boyd]]. This [[Clicklaw wikibook]] is written in plain language, with handy pop-up definitions for legal words and phrases, and covers pretty much everything there is to know about family law and divorce law in British Columbia. To get started right away, read [[Family Law Basics]] for a quick introduction to the topic, see the [[:Category:JP Boyd on Family Law How Do I?|How Do I? section]] for answers to common procedural questions, or dive into the [[JP Boyd on Family Law|Chapters]].  
 
Read about the transition of this resource to a wiki format, timed to coincide with the changes of the new [[Family Law Act]], which replaced the [[Family Relations Act]] on March 18, 2012.
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A team and advisory panel have assisted JP Boyd in migrating and updating the [www.bcfamilylawresource.com BC Family Law Resource]. This is a test of the Lingo extension (see [[Terminology]]):
A growing pool of [[:Category:Contributor_bio|lawyers and editors]] are contributing to [[Clicklaw wikibooks]] operated by Courthouse Libraries BC.
 
<blockquote>Acting out of caution and concern for the well being of honest citizens, the Act government introduced an Act (def) to protect against fraud by dishonest would-be immigrants. An Action could be brought to strike out the laws, but a test case is needed. On a related point, Proof that a Marriage was entered into fraudulently may be grounds for Divorce and a Declaration by the courts that the marriage be deemed Null and Void, Ab Initio. <br />
An Infant may not commence an Action, except with the aid of a guardian ad litem, who may or may not be a Guardian. Pundits warn that Hearsay may soon be expanded to include any testimony by witnesses who use social media.
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Featured Clicklaw Wikibook

JP Boyd on Family Law
JP Boyd on Family Law

JP Boyd on Family Law is the new home for the popular family law website from Vancouver lawyer JP Boyd. This Clicklaw wikibook is written in plain language, with handy pop-up definitions for legal words and phrases, and covers pretty much everything there is to know about family law and divorce law in British Columbia. To get started right away, read Family Law Basics for a quick introduction to the topic, see the How Do I? section for answers to common procedural questions, or dive into the Chapters.

Featured Clicklaw Wikibook Contributors

JP Boyd
JP Boyd
Cliff Thorstenson
Author Cliff Thorstenson
Alison Ward
Alison Ward

A growing pool of lawyers and editors are contributing to Clicklaw wikibooks operated by Courthouse Libraries BC.


What is a Clicklaw Wikibook?

This wiki is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC as part of its public legal information program Clicklaw. Clicklaw wikibooks feature a free, accessible online resource that is also used to produce a printed book. Read more...

For Clicklaw Wikibook Contributors

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A person licensed to practice law in a particular jurisdiction by that jurisdiction's law society. See "barrister and solicitor."

The legal termination of a valid marriage by an order of a judge; the ending of a marital relationship and the conjugal obligations of each spouse to the other. See "conjugal rights," "marriage" and "marriage, validity of."

In law, the directions given by a client to their lawyer about either the conduct of their affairs or a court proceeding.

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