Difference between revisions of "Recent Changes to Family Law in British Columbia"

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Because of the changes in the new ''Divorce Act'', two of the forms in cases before the Supreme Court have been updated and a new form has been created. The ''Divorce Act'' also provides three brand new forms used when someone wants to move away after separation, called ''relocation''.
Because of the changes in the new ''Divorce Act'', two of the forms in cases before the Supreme Court have been updated and a new form has been created. The ''Divorce Act'' also provides three brand new forms used when someone wants to move away after separation, called ''relocation''.


===Court Forms===
===BC Supreme Court Forms===


Under the old Supreme Court forms used to make claims in family law disputes, the Notice of Family Claim and the Counterclaim, lawyers had to "certify" that they have complied with their duties under the ''Divorce Act''. "Certify" isn't as fancy as it sounds. Basically, lawyers put the date and their signature below a part of the form that looked like this:
Under the old Supreme Court forms used to make claims in family law disputes, the Notice of Family Claim and the Counterclaim, lawyers had to "certify" that they have complied with their duties under the ''Divorce Act''. "Certify" isn't as fancy as it sounds. Basically, lawyers put the date and their signature below a part of the form that looked like this:

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