Difference between revisions of "Introduction to JP Boyd on Family Law"

In addition to the chapters, this resource has a part called ''How Do I?'' which provides brief information on an array of family law questions, from "How Do I Get Married in British Columbia?" to "How Do I Find My Ex?" to "How Do I Address the Judge?" That's the place to go for a quick introduction to a process or procedure, or for a summary of the steps you have to take to do something.  

The best place to start is right here in Getting Started, beginning with the [[Family Law in British Columbia]] section. This section gives you the really big picture, and will be particularly helpful for people who have never had to deal with a legal problem before or who are new to Canada. After that, you'll want to move on to the chapters that interest you.

You might be reading this text in the online wikibook ''[[JP Boyd on Family Law]]'', in an offline version in PDF format, or in a thick printed book. We produced this resource as a wikibook so that free family law information can reach more people. Family law issues touch the lives of a lot of British Columbians, and when you're dealing with these issues, you need all the help and support you can get.

As a wikibook, ''JP Boyd on Family Law'' continues John-Paul's commitment to explaining the legal system and providing free, plain language information on family law and divorce law, court processes and other family law dispute resolution processes, while harnessing the versatility and strength of [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki], the same open-source wiki platform that powers Wikipedia.  

The clean page layout of the wikibook in its [http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca online form] provides a familiar user experience, and the online search functionality enables text searching throughout the entire wikibook as well as other Clicklaw Wikibooks titles. The wiki platform's ''book creator'' function allows libraries and individual readers to print as little or as much of this wikibook as they want, in convenient, user-friendly PDF or e-book formats that expand the reach of this resource to benefit British Columbians online and off.

Transitioning John-Paul's family law website to a wiki format enables a highly accessible experience both electronically and in print. You could be reading this page on a laptop in a coffee shop, or you could be flipping through this book at a public library. Both digital and print formats are made possible by the technology that powers Clicklaw Wikibooks, and helps provide legal information for the public and improve the legal collections of public libraries in British Columbia.