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|heading1 = Getting Started |content1 = Introduction · Family Law in British Columbia
Definitions · Family Law Legislation
Divorce Act Basics · Family Law Act Basics

|heading2 = Chapters | list2name = chapters | list2title = Chapter Titles | list2 =  · The Legal System

 · Resolving Problems out of Court

 · Resolving Problems in Court

 · Family Law Agreements

 · Children

 · Child Support

 · Spousal Support

 · Property & Debt

 · Family Relationships

 · Separation & Divorce

 · [[Specific Communities and Family Law|Specific Communities}}

 · Family Violence

 · Overlapping Issues

|heading3 =How Do I? | list3name = marriage | list3title = Marriage, Separation & Divorce | list3 =  · Get Married in BC?

 · Prepare for Separation?

 · Separate from My Spouse?

 · Find Out if I'm Divorced?

 · Get Divorced?

| list4name = obligation | list4title = Avoiding an Obligation | list4 =  · Get Out of Paying Child Support?

 · Get Out of Paying Spousal Support?

 · Get Out of Sharing My Assets?

| list5name = alternatives | list5title = Alternatives to Court | list5 =  · Start Negotiations?

 · Start Mediation?

 · Start a Collaborative Process?

 · Start Arbitration?

 · Hire a Parenting Coordinator?

| list6name = agreements | list6title = Family Law Agreements | list6 =  · Execute a Family Law Agreement?

 · Change a Family Law Agreement?

 · File an Agreement in Court?

| list7name = starting | list7title = Starting an Action | list7 =  · Find My Ex?

 · Start an Action in Provincial Court?

 · Start an Action in Supreme Court?

 · Apply for Indigent Status?

 · Personally Serve Someone?

 · Substitutionally Serve Someone?

 · Change Something in My Family Claim?

 · Stop an Action in Supreme Court?

| list8name = defending | list8title = Defending an Action | list8 =  · Respond in Provincial Court?

 · Respond in Supreme Court?

 · Apply for Indigent Status?

 · Change Something in My Response?

 · Stop Defending in Supreme Court?

| list9name = interim | list9title = Interim Applications | list9 =  · Make Applications in Provincial Court?

 · Make Applications in Supreme Court?

 · Reply to Applications in Provincial Court?

 · Reply to Applications in Supreme Court?

| list10name = affidavits | list10title = Affidavits | list10 =  · Prepare an Affidavit?

 · Prepare a Supplemental Affidavit?

 · Fix or Add to an Affidavit?

| list11name = protocol | list11title = Courtroom Protocol | list11 =  · Address the Judge?

 · Address the Lawyer in Court?

 · Conduct Myself in Court?

| list12name = appeals | list12title = Appealing a Decision | list12 =  · Appeal a Provincial Court Decision?

 · Appeal an Interim Supreme Court Decision?

 · Appeal a Final Supreme Court Decision?

 · Appeal a Court of Appeal Decision?

| list13name = other | list13title = Other Litigation Issues | list13 =  · Schedule a Family Case Conference?

 · Schedule a Judicial Case Conference?

 · Get a Needs of the Child Assessment?

 · Get a Views of the Child Report?

 · Find a Court Document?

 · Fix an Error in an Order?

 · Say That I'm Representing Myself?

 · Change My Address for Service?

| list14name = miscellaneous | list14title = Miscellaneous | list14 =  · Prepare for Meeting with a Lawyer?

 · Become a Lawyer?

 · Divide Our CPP Pensions?

|heading15 = Court Forms & Documents |content15 = Supreme Court: Forms & Examples
Provincial Court: Forms & Examples
Other Family Law Forms & Documents }}

A legal relationship between two persons, whether of the same or opposite genders, that is solemnized by a marriage commissioner or licenced religious official and gives rise to certain mutual rights, benefits, and obligations. See also "conjugal rights," "consortium," and "marriage, validity of."

A duty, whether contractual, moral, or legal in origin, to do or not do something. See "duty."

Normally referred to as the "Supreme Court of British Columbia," this court hears most of the trials in this province. The Supreme Court is a court of inherent jurisdiction and has no limits on the sorts of claims it can hear or on the sorts of orders it can make. Decisions of the Provincial Court are appealed to the Supreme Court; decisions of the Supreme Court are appealed to the Court of Appeal. See "Court of Appeal," "jurisdiction," "Provincial Court" and "Supreme Court of Canada."

A court established and staffed by the provincial government, which includes Small Claims Court, Youth Court, and Family Court. The Provincial Court is the lowest level of court in British Columbia and is restricted in the sorts of matters it can deal with. It is, however, the most accessible of the two trial courts and no fees are charged to begin or defend a family law proceeding. The Family Court of the Provincial Court cannot deal with the division of family property or any claims under the Divorce Act. See "Divorce Act," "judge" and "jurisdiction."