JP Boyd on Family Law

Welcome to the new home of JP Boyd's BC Family Law Resource, the enormously popular family law website from Vancouver lawyer John-Paul Boyd. 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 Basics for a quick introduction, see the How Do I? section for answers to common procedural questions, or dive into the main chapters of the wiki.

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Cover of JP Boyd on Family Law (print edition coming soon)

Read about the transition of this resource to a wiki format.

Contents

Getting started

• Introduction
• Definitions
• Legislation
• Family Law Basics
• Divorce Act Basics
• Family Law Act Basics

Chapters

• The Legal System
  • The Court System · The Law · Lawyers & The Law Society

• 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 Agreement · Marriage Agreement · Separation Agreement · Enforcing an Agreement · Changing an Agreement

• Children
  • Parenting after Separation · Guardianship, Parenting and Contact · Custody and Access · Making Changes · Estranged and Alienated Children

• Child Support
  • The Guidelines · Exception 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
  • Married Spouses · Unmarried Spouses · Other Unmarried Relationships · Caregivers and Extended Family

• Separation & Divorce
  • Separation · Separating Emotionally · Divorce

• Other Family Law Issues
  • Adoption · Parentage and Assisted Reproduction · Naming and Changes of Name · Aboriginal Issues · Family Violence

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?"s...

Court forms

• Supreme Court: Samples · Blank
• Provincial Court: Samples · Blank

Advisory committee and editorial team

John-Paul Boyd

Megan Ellis, QC

Deb Thomas

John Simpson

Drew Jackson

Nate Russell

An advisory committee and editorial team have assisted John-Paul Boyd in migrating and updating the BC Family Law Resource website into this Clicklaw Wikibook.

Creative Commons

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