JP Boyd on Family Law — Helpful Guides and Common Questions
This section explains common processes and procedures related to family law in BC, from separating from your spouse to addressing the judge in court, and answers common questions about family law issues, such as how to find out if you're divorced and how to avoid paying child support.
The answers and explanations in this section are, of course, only general guides. For most problems, more detailed information can be found in the chapters of JP Boyd on Family Law. The advice and assistance of a lawyer is always recommended, even if you're only hiring the lawyer to answer a few questions.
How do I?
- Marriage, Separation & Divorce
- Avoiding an Obligation
- Alternatives to Court
- Agreements
- Starting an Action
- Find My Ex? · Start an Action in the Provincial Court? · Start an Action in the Supreme Court? · Apply for Indigent Status in the Supreme Court? · Personally Serve Someone with Legal Documents? · Substitutionally Serve Someone with Legal Documents? · Change Something in My Notice of Family Claim? · Stop an Action in the Supreme Court?
- Defending an Action
- Interim Applications
- Affidavits
- Courtroom Protocol
- Appealing a Decision
- Other Litigation Issues
- Schedule a Family Case Conference for Hearing? · Schedule a Judicial Case Conference for Hearing? · Arrange a Needs of the Child Assessment? · Arrange a Views of the Child Report? · Find an Order or Another Court Document? · Fix an Error in an Order? · Tell Everyone That I'm Representing Myself? · Change My Address for Service?