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The provincial ''Family Law Act'' was written to encourage people to revolve family law problems other than through court. According to the government's [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/legislation/family-law/pdf/part2.pdf explanation] of the new act: | The provincial ''Family Law Act'' was written to encourage people to revolve family law problems other than through court. According to the government's [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/legislation/family-law/pdf/part2.pdf explanation] of the new act: | ||
<blockquote>"Section 4 emphasizes that out-of-court dispute resolution processes and resolution through agreements are not simply add-ons to litigation but are the preferred option, with court as a valued, but last, resort.<blockquote> | <blockquote>"Section 4 emphasizes that out-of-court dispute resolution processes and resolution through agreements are not simply add-ons to litigation but are the preferred option, with court as a valued, but last, resort.</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>"This focus on family dispute resolution signals an important shift from the ''Family Relations Act'', which was criticized for being litigation-focused and for assuming that | <blockquote>"This focus on family dispute resolution signals an important shift from the ''Family Relations Act'', which was criticized for being litigation-focused and for assuming that | ||
every dispute would end in a trial."</blockquote> | every dispute would end in a trial."</blockquote> | ||
