Introduction to Family Law in British Columbia: Difference between revisions
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!style="width: 20%" align="center"|''Family Law Act'' | |||
!style="width: 20%" align="center"|''Divorce Act'' | |||
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|align="center"|'''Divorce'''|| ||align="center"|Yes | |||
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|align="center"|'''Care of Children'''||align="center"|Guardianship and<br/>parental responsibiities||align="center"|Custody | |||
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|align="center"|'''Time with Chidren'''||align="center"|Parenting time or<br/>contact||align="center"|Access | |||
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|align="center"|'''Child Support'''||align="center"|Yes||align="center"|Yes | |||
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|align="center"|'''Children's Property'''||align="center"|Yes|| | |||
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|align="center"|'''Spousal Support||align="center"|Yes||align="center"|Yes | |||
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|align="center"|'''Family Property and<br/>Family Debt'''||align="center"|Yes|| | |||
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|align="center"|'''Protection Orders'''||align="center"|Yes|| | |||
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|align="center"|'''Financial Restraining Orders'''||align="center"|Yes|| | |||
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To get to court, you must start a court proceeding and tell the court what you want. In the Provincial Court, proceedings are started with a court form called an Application to Obtain an Order. In the Supreme Court, the court form is called a Notice of Family Claim. In the Provincial Court, the person who starts a court proceeding is called the ''Applicant''; in the Supreme Court, this person is the ''Claimant''. | To get to court, you must start a court proceeding and tell the court what you want. In the Provincial Court, proceedings are started with a court form called an Application to Obtain an Order. In the Supreme Court, the court form is called a Notice of Family Claim. In the Provincial Court, the person who starts a court proceeding is called the ''Applicant''; in the Supreme Court, this person is the ''Claimant''. |