Provincial Court Forms (Family Law)

Provincial Court Family Law Forms

Number	Name	PDF	Word	Other	Available on Clicklaw Wikibooks	Available externally
PCFR Form 17	Affidavit	PDF
PCFR Form 2	Application to change/cancel an order	PDF
PCFR Form 21	Application to enforce a custody order	PDF
PCFR Form 1	Application to obtain an order	PDF
PCFR Form 22	Application to recognize a custody or access order made by an extra provincial tribunal	PDF
PCFR Form 11	Change of address notice	PDF
PCFR Form 19	Consent	PDF
PCFR Form 20	Consent order	PDF
PCFR Form 28	Consent to file agreement	PDF
PCFR Form 10	Fax cover page (for use between parties)	PDF
PCFR Form 32	Fax cover sheet (for use when transmitting to court registries)	PDF
PCFR Form 4	Financial statement	PDF
PCFR Form 16	Notice of motion	PDF
PCFR Form 24	Notice of motion in maintenance enforcement proceedings	PDF
PCFR Form 26	Order	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Abbotsford	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Campbell River	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Chilliwack	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Courtenay	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Kamloops	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Kelowna	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Nanaimo	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - New Westminster	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - North Vancouver	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Penticton	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Port Coquitlam	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Prince George	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Richmond	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Surrey	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Vancouver - Robson Square	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Vernon	PDF
PCFR Form 31	Parenting After Separation Exemption Request - Victoria	PDF
PCFR Form 6	Referral request	PDF
PCFR Form 3	Reply	PDF
PCFR Form 18	Request	PDF
PCFR Form 25	Restraining order	PDF
PCFR Form 15	Subpoena	PDF
PCFR Form 27	Transfer consent	PDF

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."

A mandatory direction of the court that is binding and enforceable upon the parties to a court proceeding. An "interim order" is a temporary order made following the hearing of an interim application. A "final order" is a permanent order, made following the trial of the court proceeding or the parties' settlement, following which the only recourse open to a dissatisfied party is to appeal. Failing to abide by the terms of an order may constitute contempt of court. See "appeal," "consent order," "contempt of court," "decision" and "declaration."

In family law, an antiquated term used by the old Divorce Act to describe the right to possess a child and make parenting decisions concerning the child's health, welfare and upbringing. Replaced in the new Divorce Act with the term decision-making responsibility." See "access," "decision-making responsibility" and "parenting time."

Under the old Divorce Act, the schedule of a parent's time with their children under an order or agreement, replaced with "parenting time" and "contact" in the new Divorce Act. Access usually referred to the schedule of the parent with the least amount of time with the child. See "contact," "custody" and "parenting time."

In law, an application to the court for an order, usually brought after the commencement of a court proceeding but before its conclusion by trial or settlement; an interim application. See "action," "interim application," and "order."

In family law, an antiquated term referring to child support and spousal support. See "child support" and "spousal support."

A legal document required by the Provincial Court Family Rules to respond to a claim made in an applicant's Application to Obtain an Order. See "applicant," "Application to Obtain an Order," "claim" and "Counterclaim."

(1) Agreement, or (2) the giving of permission for a thing to happen or not happen.

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."