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== A. Note on the Family Law Act and this Manual == | |||
On March 18, 2013, British Columbia’s ''Family Law Act [FLA]'' came into force. The ''FLA'' is the culmination of many years of research and policy development, and has transformed British Columbia family law dramatically . | |||
The current Manual chapter deals primarily with the ''FLA'' rather than the previous ''Family Relations Act [FRA]''. If you are starting a legal challenge in family law now or in the future, the ''FLA'' will apply to your case. However, if you made a claim for property division before the FLA came into force (March 18, 2013), then those claims will be decided under the ''FRA''; all of your other claims (such as for parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support) will be dealt with under the ''FLA'', or the ''Divorce Act (DA)'', if it applies. | |||
If your case still involves the ''FRA'', we encourage you to look at an older version of this Manual, as we will not deal with the ''FRA'' in this version. | |||
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