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

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<blockquote>'''Awards:''' Under section 19.14, the arbitrator's decision, called an award, must be in writing, signed and given to the parties. Once the parties have the award, under section 19.15, they have no more than 30 days to ask the arbitrator to correct any errors or explain a part of their award. Awards are binding on the parties under section 19.16.</blockquote>
<blockquote>'''Awards:''' Under section 19.14, the arbitrator's decision, called an award, must be in writing, signed and given to the parties. Once the parties have the award, under section 19.15, they have no more than 30 days to ask the arbitrator to correct any errors or explain a part of their award. Awards are binding on the parties under section 19.16.</blockquote>


<blockquote>'''Challenging awards:''' Awards can be appealed under section 19.19, which says that the parties have no more than 30 days after getting the arbitrator's award to start an appeal. You can also ask the court to cancel an award under section 19.18, if the arbitrator wasn't independent or impartial, if a party wasn't given the opportunity to be heard during the arbitration, if the award was improperly obtained, or if the arbitrator made decisions about issues that weren't in the arbitration agreement.</blockquote>
<blockquote>'''Challenging awards:''' Awards can be appealed to the Supreme Court under section 19.19, which says that the parties have no more than 40 days after getting the arbitrator's award to start an appeal. You can also ask the court to cancel an award under section 19.18, if the arbitrator wasn't independent or impartial, if a party wasn't given the opportunity to be heard during the arbitration, if the award was improperly obtained, or if the arbitrator made decisions about issues that weren't in the arbitration agreement.</blockquote>


<blockquote>'''Enforcing awards:''' Awards are binding on the parties to arbitration under section 19.16. Under section 19.20, awards can be filed in court and be enforced by the court as if they were court orders.</blockquote>
<blockquote>'''Enforcing awards:''' Awards are binding on the parties to arbitration under section 19.16. Under section 19.20, awards can be filed in court and be enforced by the court as if they were court orders.</blockquote>

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