Difference between revisions of "Interim Applications and Supreme Court Family Law Proceedings"

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}}Once a BC Supreme Court proceeding has started, it's often helpful, if not necessary, to get one or more short-term orders about important things like where the children will live, or whether and what amount of spousal support should be paid. It may also be necessary to get orders to resolve sticking points in the litigation process itself, often called ''procedural orders''. Whether the issue is something fundamental to the family law claims (like the care of children, or the support and financial needs of a party), or a procedural question (like whether certain documents should be disclosed, or whether a case should be transferred to another registry), getting an order before trial typically requires either consent from the other party, or making a court application. If something needs to be dealt with immediately, and it cannot wait months (or even years) until a trial is held, the courts can grant short-term orders, called ''interim orders'', for many important issues such as child support, exclusive occupancy of a family home, parenting arrangements, etc. To get an interim order, parties must make an ''interim application'' in court.