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|link = [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2721 when you can change <br/>a final order] | |link = [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2721 when you can change <br/>a final order] | ||
}}Unless you're talking about property and debt or divorce, there really is no such thing as an absolutely final order in court proceedings about family law matters. Children | }}Unless you're talking about property and debt or divorce, there really is no such thing as an absolutely final order in court proceedings about family law matters. Children get older, adults take new jobs and start new relationships, and the obligations involved in leaving a relationship don't end with the final order. As time passes, final orders often need to be updated as circumstances change. | ||
Changing an order is called ''varying'' an order. Sometimes an order includes a provision which sets out a list of circumstances under which a final order can be changed, but many (or even most) do not. In general, orders made under the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' may be varied if there has been an important change in circumstances since the order was made. Not only does the change have to be important, but also varying the order needs to be the right solution. A court will not vary an order just because one party does not like the original order. | Changing an order is called ''varying'' an order. Sometimes an order includes a provision which sets out a list of circumstances under which a final order can be changed, but many (or even most) do not. In general, orders made under the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' may be varied if there has been an important change in circumstances since the order was made. Not only does the change have to be important, but also varying the order needs to be the right solution. A court will not vary an order just because one party does not like the original order. | ||
