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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 While gross inaccuracies have been corrected, some details may still be outdated.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. |
Child Protection in BC from People's Law School is no longer available. For updated coverage of this topic, see Dial-A-Law's page on child protection and removal.
- Agreement
- An agreement, usually in writing, which two or more people use to record their settlement of legal issues, such as child support.
- Alienate
- To cause somebody to change his or her previously friendly or supportive attitude and become unfriendly, unsympathetic, or hostile.
- Child support
- A cash payment from the payor to the recipient to satisfy the payor’s duty to pay child support. The amount of child support to be paid is determined by the Child Support Guidelines, an agreement on child support and/or an order on child support.
- Neglect
- To fail to give the proper or required care and attention to somebody or something.
- Order
- A direction of a judge to do something or not do something, such as an order that someone pay child support.
- Stable
- Steady and not liable to change.
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by People's Law School, 2014. |
Child Protection in BC from People's Law School is no longer available. For updated coverage of this topic, see Dial-A-Law's page on child protection and removal.
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