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===BC Supreme Court ===
===BC Supreme Court ===


The [https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ BC Supreme Court] has jurisdiction over most legal cases. It hears:
The [https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ BC Supreme Court] has <span class="noglossary">jurisdiction</span> over most legal cases. It hears:
* serious criminal cases (like murder)
* serious criminal cases (like murder)
* civil cases involving amounts over $35,000
* civil cases involving amounts over $35,000
* family cases of all types, including those dealing with divorce or dividing property owned by the family
* family cases of all types, including those dealing with <span class="noglossary">divorce</span> or dividing <span class="noglossary">property</span> owned by the family
* appeals of cases from the Provincial Court
* appeals of cases from the <span class="noglossary">Provincial Court</span>


===Court of Appeal for British Columbia===
===Court of Appeal for British Columbia===
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