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If you don't like the order you get from a judge, you can challenge the order before a higher level of court in a court proceeding called an ''appeal''. An order of the Provincial Court is appealed to the Supreme Court. An order of the Supreme Court is appealed to the Court of Appeal. You cannot appeal an order that you agreed to. | If you don't like the order you get from a judge, you can challenge the order before a higher level of court in a court proceeding called an ''appeal''. An order of the Provincial Court is appealed to the Supreme Court. An order of the Supreme Court is appealed to the Court of Appeal. You cannot appeal an order that you agreed to. | ||
Over time, the terms of an order may need to be changed. If there has been a serious change in your circumstances or in the circumstances of the children since an order was made, you can go back to court and ask that the order be changed to suit the new circumstances. This is called ''varying'' an order. | Over time, the terms of an order may need to be changed. If there has been a serious change in your circumstances or in the circumstances of the children since an order was made, you can go back to court and ask that the order be changed to <span class="noglossary">suit</span> the new circumstances. This is called ''varying'' an order. | ||
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