JP Boyd on Family Law

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The JP Boyd on Family Law Blog provides updates and commentary on family law developments from John-Paul Boyd.

Completely updated for the Family Law Act, this trusted source for divorce and family law information is based on 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 How Do I? section for answers to common procedural questions. Read about the transition of this resource to a wiki format. View the many lawyers and judges who keep this resource updated.

The Legal System The Court System · The Law · You & Your Lawyer	Don Kawano, QC and Mark Norton
Resolving Problems out of Court Collaborative Processes · Mediation · Arbitration · Parenting Coordination	Jane Henderson, QC and Taryn Moore
Resolving Problems in Court Starting a Court Proceeding · Replying to a Court Proceeding · Case Conferences · Interim Applications · Enforcing Orders · Changing Final Orders	Angela Thiele and Agnes Huang
Family Law Agreements Cohabitation Agreements · Marriage Agreements · Separation Agreements · Enforcing Agreements · Changing Agreements	Beatrice McCutcheon
Children Parenting after Separation · Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements & Contact · Custody & Access · Making Changes · Estrangement & Alienation	Mary Mouat, QC and Justin Werb
Child Support The Guidelines · Exceptions to the Guidelines · Making Changes · Child Support Arrears	Eugene Raponi, QC and Inga Phillips
Spousal Support Basic Principles · The Advisory Guidelines · Making Changes · Spousal Support Arrears	David Dundee and Amanda Rose
Property & Debt Basic Principles · Protecting Property & Debt · Dividing Property & Debt	Megan Ellis, QC
Family Relationships Marriage & Married Spouses · Unmarried Spouses · Other Unmarried Relationships · Caregivers & Extended Family · Adoption · Parentage & Assisted Reproduction	Stephen Wright and Michael Sinclair
Separation & Divorce Separation · Separating Emotionally · Divorce	Vanessa Van Sickle and Thomas Wallwork
Specific Communities Aboriginals · Immigrants · LGBT	Arlene Henry, QC and Rhaea Bailey
Family Violence	Gayle Raphanel and Samantha Simpson
Overlapping Legal Issues Naming & Changes of Name	Don Kawano and Mark Norton

How Do I?

Marriage, Separation & Divorce
- Get Married in British Columbia? · Prepare for Separation? · Separate from My Spouse? · Find Out if I'm Divorced? · Get Divorced? · Get my Certificate of Divorce?

Avoiding an Obligation
- Get Out of Paying Child Support? · Get Out of Paying Spousal Support? · Get Out of Sharing My Assets?

Alternatives to Court
- Start Negotiations with My Spouse? · Start Mediation with My Spouse? · Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse? · Start Arbitration with My Spouse? · Hire a Parenting Coordinator?

More How Do I? topics...

Court Forms & Documents

Supreme Court Forms & Examples · Provincial Court Forms & Examples · Other Family Law Forms & Documents

From the Author

Editorial Manifesto · Rights and Responsibilities of Self-Represented Litigants

Editors and Advisory Committee

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JP Boyd on Family Law

Contents

Getting Started