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| text      = [[File:jpboydblog.jpg|200px|center|link=http://bcfamilylawresource.blogspot.ca/]]The '''[http://bcfamilylawresource.blogspot.ca/ JP Boyd on Family Law Blog]''' provides updates and commentary on family law developments from [[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd]].
| text      = [[File:jpboydblog.jpg|230px|center|link=http://bcfamilylawresource.blogspot.ca/]]The '''[http://bcfamilylawresource.blogspot.ca/ JP Boyd on Family Law Blog]''' provides updates and commentary on family law developments, and is curated by [http://www.collaborativedivorcebc.com Collaborative Divorce Vancouver].
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Completely updated for the ''Family Law Act,'' this trusted source for divorce and family law information is based on [[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd's]] popular website, BC Family Law Resource. Written in plain language, with rollover definitions for legal words and phrases, '''''JP Boyd on Family Law''''' provides practical, in-depth coverage of family law and divorce law in British Columbia. To get started, read [[Family Law in British Columbia]] for a quick introduction. Then dive into the main chapters of the wikibook, or see the [[JP Boyd on Family Law — How Do I?|How Do I?]] section for answers to common procedural questions. Read about the [[Introduction to JP Boyd on Family Law|transition of this resource to a wiki format]]. View the many [[:Category:JP Boyd on Family Law Contributors|lawyers and judges]] who keep this resource updated.
Written in plain language, with rollover definitions for legal words and phrases, '''''JP Boyd on Family Law''''' provides practical, in-depth coverage of family law and divorce law in British Columbia. This trusted source for family law information is based on [[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd]]'s popular website, BC Family Law Resource, and is completely updated for the ''Family Law Act''. To get started, read [[Family Law in British Columbia]] for a quick introduction. Then dive into the main chapters of the wikibook, or see the [[JP Boyd on Family Law — How Do I?|How Do I?]] section for answers to common procedural questions. Read about the [[Introduction to JP Boyd on Family Law|transition of this resource to a wiki format]]. View the many [[:Category:JP Boyd on Family Law Contributors|lawyers and judges]] who are part of the editorial team led by [[Megan Ellis QC]] that keep this resource updated.
   
   
==Contents==
==Contents==
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*'''[[Introduction to the Legal System for Family Matters|The Legal System]]'''
*'''[[Introduction to the Legal System for Family Matters|The Legal System]]'''
**[[The Court System for Family Matters|The Court System]]{{·}}[[The Law for Family Matters|The Law]]{{·}}[[You & Your Lawyer]]
**[[The Court System for Family Matters|The Court System]]{{·}}[[The Law for Family Matters|The Law]]{{·}}[[You & Your Lawyer]]
| [[Mark Norton]] and [[Bob Mostar]]
| [[Bob Mostar]] and [[Mark Norton]]
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*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court|Resolving Problems out of Court]]'''  
*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court|Resolving Problems out of Court]]'''  
**[[Collaborative Processes]]{{·}}[[Family Law Mediation|Mediation]]{{·}} [[Family Law Arbitration|Arbitration]]{{·}} [[Parenting Coordination]]
**[[Collaborative Process]]{{·}}[[Family Law Mediation|Mediation]]{{·}} [[Family Law Arbitration|Arbitration]]{{·}} [[Parenting Coordination]]
| [[Sandy Thomson]] and [[Taryn Moore]]  
| [[Catherine Brink]], [[Morag MacLeod QC]], [[John-Paul Boyd]] and [[Deirdre Severide]]  
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*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems in Court|Resolving Problems in Court]]'''  
*'''[[Resolving Family Law Problems in Court|Resolving Problems in Court]]'''  
**[[Starting a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Starting a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[Replying to a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Replying to a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[Next Steps: An Overview of Case Conferences and Discovery in a Family Law Matter|Next Steps: An Overview of Case Conferences and Discovery]]{{·}} [[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter|Case Conferences]]{{·}} [[Discovery Process in a Family Law Matter|Discovery Process]]{{·}} [[Interim Applications in Family Matters|Interim Applications]]{{·}} [[Preparing for and Going to Trial in Supreme Court]]{{·}} [[Preparing for and Going to Trial in Provincial Court]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Orders in Family Matters|Enforcing Orders]]{{·}} [[Changing Final Orders in Family Matters|Changing Final Orders]]  
**[[Starting a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Starting a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[Replying to a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter|Replying to a Court Proceeding]]{{·}} [[Overview of Case Conferences and Discovery in Family Law Matters|Case Conferences & Discovery Overview]]{{·}} [[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter|Case Conferences]]{{·}} [[Discovery Process in a Family Law Matter|Discovery Process]]{{·}} [[Interim Applications in Family Matters|Interim Applications]]{{·}} [[Rules Promoting Settlement in Family Matters|Rules Promoting Settlement]]{{·}} [[Preparing for and Going to Trial in Supreme Court|Supreme Court Trials]]{{·}} [[Preparing for and Going to Trial in Provincial Court|Provincial Court Trials]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Orders in Family Matters|Enforcing Orders]]{{·}} [[Changing Final Orders in Family Matters|Changing Final Orders]]{{·}}[[Victoria Early Resolution and Case Management Model|Victoria Early Resolution Project]]
| [[Shannon Aldinger]] and [[Andrea Glen]]
| [[Shannon Aldinger]] and [[Julie Brown]]
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*'''[[Family Law Agreements]]'''  
*'''[[Family Law Agreements]]'''  
**[[Cohabitation Agreements|Cohabitation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Marriage Agreements|Marriage Agreements]]{{·}} [[Separation Agreements|Separation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Family Law Agreements|Enforcing Agreements]]{{·}} [[Changing Family Law Agreements|Changing Agreements]]
**[[Cohabitation Agreements|Cohabitation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Marriage Agreements|Marriage Agreements]]{{·}} [[Separation Agreements|Separation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Family Law Agreements|Enforcing Agreements]]{{·}} [[Changing Family Law Agreements|Changing Agreements]]
| [[Beatrice McCutcheon]]
| [[Beatrice McCutcheon]] and [[Gagan Mann]]
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*'''[[Children in Family Law Matters|Children]]'''  
*'''[[Children in Family Law Matters|Children]]'''  
**[[Parenting after Separation]]{{·}} [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact|Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements & Contact]]{{·}} [[Custody and Access|Custody & Access]]{{·}} [[Changing Family Law Orders and Agreements Involving Children|Making Changes]]{{·}} [[Estrangement and Alienation|Estrangement & Alienation]]
**[[Parenting after Separation]]{{·}} [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact|Guardianship, Parenting and Contact]]{{·}} [[Custody and Access|Custody and Access]]{{·}} [[Changing Family Law Orders and Agreements Involving Children|Making Changes]]{{·}} [[Estrangement and Alienation|Estrangement and Alienation]]
| [[Mary Mouat|Mary Mouat, QC]] and [[Samantha Rapoport]]
| [[Mary Mouat QC]] and [[Samantha Rapoport]]
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*'''[[Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Property & Debt]]'''  
*'''[[Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Property & Debt]]'''  
**[[Basic Principles of Property & Debt in Family Law|Basic Principles]]{{·}} [[Protecting Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Protecting Property & Debt]]{{·}} [[Dividing Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Dividing Property & Debt]]
**[[Basic Principles of Property & Debt in Family Law|Basic Principles]]{{·}} [[Protecting Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Protecting Property & Debt]]{{·}} [[Dividing Property & Debt in Family Law Matters|Dividing Property & Debt]]
| [[Megan Ellis | Megan Ellis, QC]] and [[Matthew Ostrow]]
| [[Helen Chiu]] and [[Matthew Ostrow]]
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*'''[[Family Relationships]]'''  
*'''[[Family Relationships]]'''  
**[[Marriage & Married Spouses]]{{·}} [[Unmarried Spouses]]{{·}} [[Other Unmarried Relationships]]{{·}} [[Children's Caregivers and Extended Family|Caregivers & Extended Family]]{{·}} [[Adoption]]{{·}} [[Parentage and Assisted Reproduction|Parentage & Assisted Reproduction]]
**[[Marriage & Married Spouses]]{{·}} [[Unmarried Spouses]]{{·}} [[Other Unmarried Relationships]]{{·}} [[Children's Caregivers and Extended Family|Caregivers and Extended Family]]{{·}} [[Adoption]]{{·}} [[Parentage and Assisted Reproduction|Parentage and Assisted Reproduction]]
| [[Stephen Wright]] and [[Michael Sinclair]]
| [[Stephen Wright]] and [[Michael Sinclair]]
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*'''[[Separation & Divorce]]'''   
*'''[[Separation & Divorce]]'''   
**[[Separation]]{{·}} [[Separating Emotionally]]{{·}} [[Divorce]]
**[[Separation]]{{·}} [[Separating Emotionally]]{{·}} [[Divorce]]
| [[Vanessa Van Sickle]] and [[Thomas Wallwork]]
| [[Vanessa Van Sickle]]
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*'''[[Family Violence]]'''
*'''[[Family Violence Overview|Family Violence]]'''
| [[Gayle Raphanel]] and [[Samantha Simpson]]
**[[Family Violence and the Family Law Act|Family Violence under the ''Family Law Act'']]{{·}} [[Family Violence and Child Protection|Child Protection]]{{·}} [[Family Violence and the Criminal Code|Criminal Code]]{{·}} [[Suing for Family Violence in a Family Law Claim|Civil Claims]]
| [[Fiona Beveridge]] and [[Samantha Simpson]]
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*'''[[Further Topics and Overlapping Legal Issues in Family Law]]'''
*'''[[Specific Communities and Family Law|Specific Communities]]'''
**[[Aboriginal Families]]
**[[Aboriginal Families]]{{·}} [[Immigrants and Family Law|Newcomers to Canada and Family Law]]{{·}} [[Same Sex Relationships and Issues Affecting Transgendered and Transsexual People|LGBTQ Community]]
**[[Immigrants and Family Law|Newcomers to Canada and Family Law]]
| [[Rhaea Bailey]], [[Taruna Agrawal]] and [[Todd Bell]]
**[[Same-Sex Relationships and Issues Affecting Transgendered and Transsexual People|LGBTQ Issues]]
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**[[Naming and Changes of Name|Naming & Changes of Name]]
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**[[Wills and Estates Issues in Family Law|Wills and Estates Issues]]
*'''[[Overlapping Legal Issues and Family Law|Overlapping Legal Issues]]'''
**[[Conflict of Laws Issues in Family Law|Conflict of Laws Issues]]
**[[Naming and Changes of Name|Naming and Changes of Name]]{{·}} [[Wills and Estates Issues in Family Law|Wills and Estates Issues]]{{·}} [[Conflict of Laws Issues in Family Law|Conflict of Laws Issues]]
| [[Rhaea Bailey]], [[Taruna Agrawal]], [[Todd Bell]], [[Bob Mostar]], and [[Mark Norton]]
| [[Bob Mostar]] and [[Mark Norton]]
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===How Do I?===
===How Do I?===
*'''Marriage, Separation & Divorce'''
*'''Marriage, Separation & Divorce'''
**[[How Do I Get Married in British Columbia?|Get Married in British Columbia?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Prepare for Separation?|Prepare for Separation?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Separate from My Spouse?|Separate from My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Find Out if I'm Divorced?|Find Out if I'm Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get Divorced|Get Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get my Certificate of Divorce?|Get my Certificate of Divorce?]]
**[[How Do I Get Married in British Columbia?|Get Married in British Columbia?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Prepare for Separation?|Prepare for Separation?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Separate from My Spouse?|Separate from My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Find Out if I'm Divorced?|Find Out if I'm Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get Divorced?|Get Divorced?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Get my Certificate of Divorce?|Get my Certificate of Divorce?]]


*'''Avoiding an Obligation'''
*'''Avoiding an Obligation'''
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*'''Alternatives to Court'''
*'''Alternatives to Court'''
**[[How Do I Start Negotiations with My Spouse?|Start Negotiations with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Mediation with My Spouse?|Start Mediation with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start a Collaborative Settlement Process with My Spouse?|Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Arbitration with My Spouse?|Start Arbitration with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Hire a Parenting Coordinator?|Hire a Parenting Coordinator?]]
**[[How Do I Start Negotiations with My Spouse?|Start Negotiations with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Mediation with My Spouse?|Start Mediation with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?|Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Start Arbitration with My Spouse?|Start Arbitration with My Spouse?]]{{·}} [[How Do I Hire a Parenting Coordinator?|Hire a Parenting Coordinator?]]


More [[JP Boyd on Family Law — How Do I?|How Do I?]] topics...
More [[JP Boyd on Family Law — How Do I?|How Do I?]] topics...
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==Editors and Advisory Committee==
==Editors and Advisory Committee==
===Current editors===
===Current editors===
[[:Category:JP Boyd on Family Law Contributors|Many contributors and editors]] help to improve ''JP Boyd on Family Law'' and keep it current, including:
[[JP Boyd on Family Law Contributors|Many contributors and editors]] help to improve ''JP Boyd on Family Law'' and keep it current, including:
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