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Interim applications are applications for temporary, short-term orders made before trial. Interim orders are only good until they are varied following another interim application or until a final order is made at trial or following settlement.
Interim applications are applications for temporary, short-term orders made before trial. Interim orders are only good until they are varied following another interim application or until a final order is made at trial or following settlement.


Interim orders can be very useful to establish some basic ground rules between separated people, and although these rules can be established fairly quickly, they are not intended to be permanent. In ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1q6cl M.(D.R.) v. M.(R.B.)'', 2006 BCSC 1921, a BC Supreme Court case, the judge had this to say about interim orders:
Interim orders can be very useful to establish some basic ground rules between separated people, and although these rules can be established fairly quickly, they are not intended to be permanent. In ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1q6cl M.(D.R.) v. M.(R.B.)]'', 2006 BCSC 1921, a BC Supreme Court case, the judge had this to say about interim orders:


<blockquote>"Interim orders are only intended to be short term, and their purpose is to bridge the gap between the time that a court action is started, and when the court can fully consider the issues raised and make a decision on the merits.</blockquote>
<blockquote>"Interim orders are only intended to be short term, and their purpose is to bridge the gap between the time that a court action is started, and when the court can fully consider the issues raised and make a decision on the merits.</blockquote>

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