JP Boyd on Family Law

Completely updated for the Family Law Act, this trusted source for divorce and family law information is based on John-Paul Boyd's popular website, BC Family Law Resource. Written in plain language, with rollover definitions for legal words and phrases, JP Boyd on Family Law provides practical, in-depth coverage of family law and divorce law in British Columbia. To get started, read Family Law in British Columbia for a quick introduction. Then dive into the main chapters of the wikibook, or see the How Do I? section for answers to common procedural questions. Read about the transition of this resource to a wiki format. View the many lawyers and judges who keep this resource updated.

Cover of JP Boyd on Family Law
(print edition released May 29, 2013)

Contents

Getting Started

• Introduction · Family Law in British Columbia · Definitions · Family Law Legislation · Divorce Act Basics · Family Law Act Basics

Chapters

• The Legal System
  • The Court System · The Law · You & Your Lawyer

• Resolving Problems out of Court
  • Collaborative Processes · Mediation · Arbitration · Parenting Coordination

• Resolving Problems in Court
  • Starting a Court Proceeding · Replying to a Court Proceeding · Case Conferences · Interim Applications · Enforcing Orders · Changing Final Orders

• Family Law Agreements
  • Cohabitation Agreements · Marriage Agreements · Separation Agreements · Enforcing Agreements · Changing Agreements

• Children
  • Parenting after Separation · Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements & Contact · Custody & Access · Making Changes · Estrangement & Alienation

• Child Support
  • The Guidelines · Exceptions to the Guidelines · Making Changes · Child Support Arrears

• Spousal Support
  • Basic Principles · The Advisory Guidelines · Making Changes · Spousal Support Arrears

• Property & Debt
  • Basic Principles · Protecting Property & Debt · Dividing Property & Debt

• Family Relationships
  • Marriage & Married Spouses · Unmarried Spouses · Other Unmarried Relationships · Caregivers & Extended Family · Adoption · Parentage & Assisted Reproduction

• Separation & Divorce
  • Separation · Separating Emotionally · Divorce

• Specific Communities
  • Aboriginals · Immigrants · LGBT

• Family Violence

• Overlapping Legal Issues
  • Naming & Changes of Name

How Do I?

• Marriage, Separation & Divorce
  • Get Married in British Columbia? · Prepare for Separation? · Separate from My Spouse? · Find Out if I'm Divorced? · Get Divorced?

• Avoiding an Obligation
  • Get Out of Paying Child Support? · Get Out of Paying Spousal Support? · Get Out of Sharing My Assets?

• Alternatives to Court
  • Start Negotiations with My Spouse? · Start Mediation with My Spouse? · Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse? · Start Arbitration with My Spouse? · Hire a Parenting Coordinator?

More How Do I? topics...

Court Forms & Documents

• Supreme Court Forms & Examples · Provincial Court Forms & Examples · Other Family Law Forms & Documents

Editors and Advisory Committee

Current editors

Many contributors and editors help to improve JP Boyd on Family Law and keep it current, including:

David Dundee

Jane Henderson, QC

Agnes Huang

Don Kawano, QC

Mary Mouat, QC

Justin Werb

Advisory committee

A multi-disciplinary advisory committee of lawyers, educators, and librarians provided valuable guidance, perspective and assistance recruiting editors for this Clicklaw Wikibook.

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