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==Important changes notes == | |||
<span style="color:#D2691E">'''Important changes'''</span> <br /> | |||
Under the changes to the ''Divorce Act'' that took effect on 1 March 2021, "custody" is now known as ''decision-making responsibility'' and "access" is now known as ''parenting time'', for people who are or used to be married to each other, or as ''contact'' for other people. | |||
<span style="color:#D2691E">'''Important changes'''</span> <br /> | |||
British Columbia's ''Family Law Act'', and now the federal ''Divorce Act'', encourage people to try to resolve family law disputes outside of court. | |||
<span style="color:#D2691E">'''Important changes'''</span> <br /> | |||
The rules used by the Provincial Court changed in May 2021. Read [[Recent Changes to Family Law in British Columbia]]. As well, special processes are now being used by the Provincial Court in Victoria and Surrey. If you have a family law case in the Victoria and Surrey courthouses, speak to the court staff about how your case is affected. | |||
<span style="color:#D2691E">'''Important changes'''</span> <br /> | |||
Under the changes to the ''Divorce Act'' that took effect on 1 March 2021, "custody" is now known as ''decision-making responsibility'' and "access" is now known as ''parenting time'', for people who are or used to be married to each other, or as ''contact'' for other people. Decision-making responsibility under the ''Divorce Act'' means the same thing as parental responsibilities under the ''Family Law Act''. | |||
--[[User:Nate Russell|Nate Russell]] ([[User talk:Nate Russell|talk]]) 13:23, 18 May 2022 (PDT) | |||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||