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| text = [[File:jpboydblog.jpg| | | text = [[File:jpboydblog.jpg|230px|center|link=http://bcfamilylawresource.blogspot.ca/]]The '''[http://bcfamilylawresource.blogspot.ca/ JP Boyd on Family Law Blog]''' provides updates and commentary on family law developments, and is curated by [http://www.collaborativedivorcebc.com Collaborative Divorce Vancouver]. | ||
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Written in plain language, with rollover definitions for legal words and phrases, '''''JP Boyd on Family Law''''' provides practical, in-depth coverage of family law and divorce law in British Columbia. This trusted source for family law information is based on [[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd]]'s popular website, BC Family Law Resource, and is completely updated for the ''Family Law Act''. To get started, read [[Family Law in British Columbia]] for a quick introduction. Then dive into the main chapters of the wikibook, or see the [[JP Boyd on Family Law — How Do I?|How Do I?]] section for answers to common procedural questions. Read about the [[Introduction to JP Boyd on Family Law|transition of this resource to a wiki format]]. View the many [[:Category:JP Boyd on Family Law Contributors|lawyers and judges]] who are part of the editorial team led by [[Megan Ellis QC]] that keep this resource updated. | |||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
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*'''[[Introduction to the Legal System for Family Matters|The Legal System]]''' | *'''[[Introduction to the Legal System for Family Matters|The Legal System]]''' | ||
**[[The Court System for Family Matters|The Court System]]{{·}}[[The Law for Family Matters|The Law]]{{·}}[[You & Your Lawyer]] | **[[The Court System for Family Matters|The Court System]]{{·}}[[The Law for Family Matters|The Law]]{{·}}[[You & Your Lawyer]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Bob Mostar]] and [[Mark Norton]] | ||
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*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court|Resolving Problems out of Court]]''' | *'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court|Resolving Problems out of Court]]''' | ||
**[[Collaborative | **[[Collaborative Process]]{{·}}[[Family Law Mediation|Mediation]]{{·}} [[Family Law Arbitration|Arbitration]]{{·}} [[Parenting Coordination]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Catherine Brink]], [[Morag MacLeod QC]], [[John-Paul Boyd]] and [[Deirdre Severide]] | ||
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*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems in Court|Resolving Problems in Court]]''' | *'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems in Court|Resolving Problems in Court]]''' | ||
**[[Starting a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Starting a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[Replying to a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Replying to a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[ | **[[Starting a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Starting a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[Replying to a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Replying to a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[Overview of Case Conferences and Discovery in Family Law Matters|Case Conferences & Discovery Overview]]{{·}} [[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter|Case Conferences]]{{·}} [[Discovery Process in a Family Law Matter|Discovery Process]]{{·}} [[Interim Applications in Family Matters|Interim Applications]]{{·}} [[Rules Promoting Settlement in Family Matters|Rules Promoting Settlement]]{{·}} [[Preparing for and Going to Trial in Supreme Court|Supreme Court Trials]]{{·}} [[Preparing for and Going to Trial in Provincial Court|Provincial Court Trials]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Orders in Family Matters|Enforcing Orders]]{{·}} [[Changing Final Orders in Family Matters|Changing Final Orders]]{{·}}[[Victoria Early Resolution and Case Management Model|Victoria Early Resolution Project]] | ||
| [[Shannon Aldinger]] and [[ | | [[Shannon Aldinger]] and [[Julie Brown]] | ||
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*'''[[Family Law Agreements]]''' | *'''[[Family Law Agreements]]''' | ||
**[[Cohabitation Agreements|Cohabitation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Marriage Agreements|Marriage Agreements]]{{·}} [[Separation Agreements|Separation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Family Law Agreements|Enforcing Agreements]]{{·}} [[Changing Family Law Agreements|Changing Agreements]] | **[[Cohabitation Agreements|Cohabitation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Marriage Agreements|Marriage Agreements]]{{·}} [[Separation Agreements|Separation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Family Law Agreements|Enforcing Agreements]]{{·}} [[Changing Family Law Agreements|Changing Agreements]] | ||
| [[Beatrice McCutcheon]] | | [[Beatrice McCutcheon]] and [[Gagan Mann]] | ||
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*'''[[Children in Family Law Matters|Children]]''' | *'''[[Children in Family Law Matters|Children]]''' | ||
**[[Parenting after Separation]]{{·}} [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact|Guardianship, Parenting | **[[Parenting after Separation]]{{·}} [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact|Guardianship, Parenting and Contact]]{{·}} [[Custody and Access|Custody and Access]]{{·}} [[Changing Family Law Orders and Agreements Involving Children|Making Changes]]{{·}} [[Estrangement and Alienation|Estrangement and Alienation]] | ||
| [[Mary Mouat | | [[Mary Mouat QC]] and [[Samantha Rapoport]] | ||
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*'''[[Child Support]]''' | *'''[[Child Support]]''' | ||
**[[Child Support Guidelines|The Guidelines]]{{·}} [[Exceptions to the Child Support Guidelines|Exceptions to the Guidelines]]{{·}} [[Making Changes to Child Support|Making Changes]]{{·}} [[Child Support Arrears]] | **[[Child Support Guidelines|The Guidelines]]{{·}} [[Exceptions to the Child Support Guidelines|Exceptions to the Guidelines]]{{·}} [[Making Changes to Child Support|Making Changes]]{{·}} [[Child Support Arrears]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Maryam Sodagar]] and [[Inga Phillips]] | ||
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*'''[[Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Property & Debt]]''' | *'''[[Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Property & Debt]]''' | ||
**[[Basic Principles of Property & Debt in Family Law|Basic Principles]]{{·}} [[Protecting Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Protecting Property & Debt]]{{·}} [[Dividing Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Dividing Property & Debt]] | **[[Basic Principles of Property & Debt in Family Law|Basic Principles]]{{·}} [[Protecting Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Protecting Property & Debt]]{{·}} [[Dividing Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Dividing Property & Debt]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Helen Chiu]] and [[Matthew Ostrow]] | ||
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*'''[[Family Relationships]]''' | *'''[[Family Relationships]]''' | ||
**[[Marriage & Married Spouses]]{{·}} [[Unmarried Spouses]]{{·}} [[Other Unmarried Relationships]]{{·}} [[Children's Caregivers and Extended Family|Caregivers | **[[Marriage & Married Spouses]]{{·}} [[Unmarried Spouses]]{{·}} [[Other Unmarried Relationships]]{{·}} [[Children's Caregivers and Extended Family|Caregivers and Extended Family]]{{·}} [[Adoption]]{{·}} [[Parentage and Assisted Reproduction|Parentage and Assisted Reproduction]] | ||
| [[Stephen Wright]] and [[Michael Sinclair]] | | [[Stephen Wright]] and [[Michael Sinclair]] | ||
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*'''[[Separation & Divorce]]''' | *'''[[Separation & Divorce]]''' | ||
**[[Separation]]{{·}} [[Separating Emotionally]]{{·}} [[Divorce]] | **[[Separation]]{{·}} [[Separating Emotionally]]{{·}} [[Divorce]] | ||
| [[Vanessa Van Sickle | | [[Vanessa Van Sickle]] | ||
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*'''[[Family Violence]]''' | *'''[[Family Violence Overview|Family Violence]]''' | ||
| [[ | **[[Family Violence and the Family Law Act|Family Violence under the ''Family Law Act'']]{{·}} [[Family Violence and Child Protection|Child Protection]]{{·}} [[Family Violence and the Criminal Code|Criminal Code]]{{·}} [[Suing for Family Violence in a Family Law Claim|Civil Claims]] | ||
| [[Fiona Beveridge]] and [[Samantha Simpson]] | |||
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*''' | *'''[[Specific Communities and Family Law|Specific Communities]]''' | ||
**[[Aboriginal Families]] | **[[Aboriginal Families]]{{·}} [[Immigrants and Family Law|Newcomers to Canada and Family Law]]{{·}} [[Same Sex Relationships and Issues Affecting Transgendered and Transsexual People|LGBTQ Community]] | ||
| [[Rhaea Bailey]], [[Taruna Agrawal]] and [[Todd Bell]] | |||
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**[[Naming and Changes of Name|Naming | | | ||
*'''[[Overlapping Legal Issues and Family Law|Overlapping Legal Issues]]''' | |||
**[[Naming and Changes of Name|Naming and Changes of Name]]{{·}} [[Wills and Estates Issues in Family Law|Wills and Estates Issues]]{{·}} [[Conflict of Laws Issues in Family Law|Conflict of Laws Issues]] | |||
| | | [[Bob Mostar]] and [[Mark Norton]] | ||
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===How Do I?=== | ===How Do I?=== | ||
*'''Marriage, Separation & Divorce''' | *'''Marriage, Separation & Divorce''' | ||
**[[How Do I Get Married in British Columbia?|Get Married in British Columbia?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Prepare for Separation?|Prepare for Separation?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Separate from My Spouse?|Separate from My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Find Out if I'm Divorced?|Find Out if I'm Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get Divorced|Get Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get my Certificate of Divorce?|Get my Certificate of Divorce?]] | **[[How Do I Get Married in British Columbia?|Get Married in British Columbia?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Prepare for Separation?|Prepare for Separation?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Separate from My Spouse?|Separate from My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Find Out if I'm Divorced?|Find Out if I'm Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get Divorced?|Get Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get my Certificate of Divorce?|Get my Certificate of Divorce?]] | ||
*'''Avoiding an Obligation''' | *'''Avoiding an Obligation''' | ||
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*'''Alternatives to Court''' | *'''Alternatives to Court''' | ||
**[[How Do I Start Negotiations with My Spouse?|Start Negotiations with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Mediation with My Spouse?|Start Mediation with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start a Collaborative | **[[How Do I Start Negotiations with My Spouse?|Start Negotiations with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Mediation with My Spouse?|Start Mediation with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?|Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Arbitration with My Spouse?|Start Arbitration with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Hire a Parenting Coordinator?|Hire a Parenting Coordinator?]] | ||
More [[JP Boyd on Family Law — How Do I?|How Do I?]] topics... | More [[JP Boyd on Family Law — How Do I?|How Do I?]] topics... | ||
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==Editors and Advisory Committee== | ==Editors and Advisory Committee== | ||
===Current editors=== | ===Current editors=== | ||
[[ | [[JP Boyd on Family Law Contributors|Many contributors and editors]] help to improve ''JP Boyd on Family Law'' and keep it current, including: | ||
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|[[File:ddundee.png|border|x125px|link=David Dundee]]<br /><div class="center">[[David Dundee]]</div> || [[File:rbailey.jpg|border|x125px|link=Rhaea Bailey]]<br /><div class="center">[[Rhaea Bailey]]</div> || [[File: | |[[File:ddundee.png|border|x125px|link=David Dundee]]<br /><div class="center">[[David Dundee]]</div> || [[File:TAgrawal.jpg|border|x125px|link=Taruna Agrawal]]<br /><div class="center">[[Taruna Agrawal]]</div> || [[File:rbailey.jpg|border|x125px|link=Rhaea Bailey]]<br /><div class="center">[[Rhaea Bailey]]</div> || [[File:saldinger.png|border|x125px|link=Shannon Aldinger]]<br /><div class="center">[[Shannon Aldinger]]</div> || [[File:bmccutcheon.jpg|border|x125px|link=Beatrice McCutcheon]]<br /><div class="center">[[Beatrice McCutcheon]]</div> || [[File:Mmouat.png|border|x125px|link=Mary Mouat]]<br /><div class="center">[[Mary Mouat QC]]</div> || [[File:msinclair.png|border|x125px|link=Michael Sinclair]]<br /><div class="center">[[Michael Sinclair]]</div> | ||
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Written in plain language, with rollover definitions for legal words and phrases, JP Boyd on Family Law provides practical, in-depth coverage of family law and divorce law in British Columbia. This trusted source for family law information is based on John-Paul Boyd's popular website, BC Family Law Resource, and is completely updated for the Family Law Act. To get started, read Family Law in British Columbia for a quick introduction. Then dive into the main chapters of the wikibook, or see the How Do I? section for answers to common procedural questions. Read about the transition of this resource to a wiki format. View the many lawyers and judges who are part of the editorial team led by Megan Ellis QC that keep this resource updated.
Contents
Getting Started
- Introduction · Family Law in British Columbia · Definitions · Family Law Legislation · Divorce Act Basics · Family Law Act Basics
Chapters
How Do I?
- Marriage, Separation & Divorce
- Avoiding an Obligation
- Alternatives to Court
More How Do I? topics...
Court Forms & Documents
- Supreme Court Forms & Examples · Provincial Court Forms & Examples · Other Family Law Forms & Documents
From the Author
Editors and Advisory Committee
Current editors
Many contributors and editors help to improve JP Boyd on Family Law and keep it current, including:
Creative Commons
JP Boyd on Family Law © John-Paul Boyd and Courthouse Libraries BC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence.
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