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Difference between revisions of "The Law for Family Matters"

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The courts also post case law on their respective websites:
The courts also post case law on their respective websites:


#[http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/judgments-decisions Provincial Court of British Columbia]
*judgements of the [http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/judgments-decisions Provincial Court of British Columbia],
#[http://courts.gov.bc.ca/search_judgments.aspx?court=0 Supreme Court of British Columbia]
*judgements of the [http://courts.gov.bc.ca/search_judgments.aspx?court=0 Supreme Court of British Columbia],
#[http://courts.gov.bc.ca/search_judgments.aspx?court=0 Court of Appeal for British Columbia]
*judgements of the [http://courts.gov.bc.ca/search_judgments.aspx?court=0 Court of Appeal for British Columbia], and
#[http://scc.lexum.org/decisia-scc-csc/scc-csc/en/nav.do Supreme Court of Canada].
*judgements of the [http://scc.lexum.org/decisia-scc-csc/scc-csc/en/nav.do Supreme Court of Canada].


These websites also keep lists of recently released decisions that may be published there before making it to CanLII.
These websites also keep lists of recently released decisions that may be published there before making it to CanLII.
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Another way to look up case law is to read digests of the law on particular subjects. The best materials on family law are two books published by the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia:
Another way to look up case law is to read digests of the law on particular subjects. The best materials on family law are two books published by the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia:


#''Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia''
#''Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia'', and
#''British Columbia Family Practice Manual''.
#''British Columbia Family Practice Manual''.