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Final orders of the Provincial Court may be appealed to the Supreme Court. The appeal must be started within 40 days of the date the final order was made.
Final orders of the Provincial Court may be appealed to the Supreme Court. The appeal must be started within 40 days of the date the final order was made.


According to [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/stat/sbc-2011-c-25/latest/part-11/sbc-2011-c-25-part-11.html#section233 s. 233(1)] of the ''Family Law Act'', only final orders may be appealed. In [http://canlii.ca/t/fkmwm ''Dima v. Dima''], 2011 BCCA 86, the Court of Appeal confirmed that the only way to challenge an interim order of the Provincial Court is through judicial review under the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/844v Judicial Review Procedure Act]''.
According to [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/stat/sbc-2011-c-25/latest/part-11/sbc-2011-c-25-part-11.html#section233 s. 233(1)] of the ''Family Law Act'', only final orders may be appealed. In a case called [http://canlii.ca/t/fkmwm ''Dima v. Dima''], 2011 BCCA 86, the Court of Appeal confirmed that the only way to challenge an interim order of the Provincial Court is through judicial review under the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/844v Judicial Review Procedure Act]''.


An order that is appealed remains in effect unless the judge who made the order says otherwise.
An order that is appealed remains in effect unless the judge who made the order says otherwise.