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===Jurisdiction=== | ===Jurisdiction=== | ||
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 | 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. It 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 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. | ||
