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*'''[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse|Introduction]]'''
*'''[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse|Introduction]]'''
**[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse#What is abuse|What is abuse?]]{{·}}[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse#Some forms of abuse are crimes]]{{·}}[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse#Cycle of Abuse|Cycle of abuse]]{{·}}[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse#Children who Witness Abuse|Children who witness abuse]]
**[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse#What is abuse|What is abuse?]]{{·}}[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse#Some forms of abuse are crimes|Some forms of abuse are crimes]]{{·}}[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse#Cycle of Abuse|Cycle of abuse]]{{·}}[[Overview of Family Violence & Abuse#Children who Witness Abuse|Children who witness abuse]]


*'''[[Keeping Your Family Safe from Family Violence & Abuse |Keeping your family safe]]'''
*'''[[Keeping Your Family Safe from Family Violence & Abuse |Keeping your family safe]]'''

Revision as of 21:51, 22 May 2014

This page from JP Boyd on Family Law and others highlighted in orange explain trial procedure and litigation in BC family law. They are under editorial review to provide more thorough, current, and practical guidance. Since 2020, procedures, forms, and laws have changed significantly. While gross inaccuracies have been corrected, some details may still be outdated. These pages were not included in the 2024 print edition.

Family Violence and Abuse from People's Law School is no longer available. For updated coverage of this topic, see Dial-A-Law's page on family violence.

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Family Violence & Abuse from People's Law School contains information on forms of abuse, legal protection options and the criminal court process, and where you can get help or more information.

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Family Violence and Abuse from People's Law School is no longer available. For updated coverage of this topic, see Dial-A-Law's page on family violence.

The testing of the claims in a court proceeding at a formal hearing before a judge with the jurisdiction to hear the proceeding. The parties present their evidence and arguments to the judge, who then makes a decision resolving the parties' claims against one another that is final and binding on the parties unless successfully appealed. See "action," "appeal," "argument," "claim," "evidence" and "jurisdiction."

In law, the re-examination of a term of an order or agreement, usually to determine whether the term remains fair and appropriate in light of the circumstances prevailing at the time of the review. In family law, particularly the review of an order or agreement provided for the payment of spousal support. See "de novo," "family law agreements," "order" and "spousal support."

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