Learning about the Law

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The Learning about the Law Wikibook from People's Law School will help you understand the law in Canada. It focuses on your legal rights and responsibilities under Canadian law.

Contents

• About Learning about the Law Wikibook
• Fundamentals of Canadian Law
  • Canada's laws · Rights and freedoms · Your responsibilities  · The rule of law · Who makes the laws? · Levels of government
• Criminal and Civil Law
  • Two kinds of law: Criminal law and civil law · The courts apply the laws · Courts in British Columbia · Federal Courts · Tribunals
• Family Law
  • Rights and responsibilities · Marriage and marriage-like relationships · Separation · Divorce · Making an agreement · Mediation · Family Justice Counsellors · Collaborative family law · Finalizing agreements · Care and decisions for children · Guardians & parenting · Contact with the child · Child's best interest · Children's property · Child support · Child Support Guidelines · Spousal support · Dividing family property · Moving with a child · Help for parents · Protection from violence · Separation and sponsorship · Going to court · Child protection
• Young People and the Law
  • Rights and responsibilities · Going to school  · Working  · Getting married  · Youth & criminal law  · Youth & gangs  · Rules about driving  · Traffic rules  · Street racing  · Help for children  · Children's Helpline  · Youth agains violence phone line  · Help at school  · Helpful rules for children
• Older People and Elder Law
  • Retirement and benefits · Old age security · CPP · International benefits · Power of Attorney · Joint bank accounts · Representation agreements · Advance directives · Protecting you & your money · Know what you're signing · Wills & estates · Elder abuse · Signs of abuse · Getting help
• Working in BC
  • BC employment standards · Quitting your job · Leave · Termination of employment · Belonging to a union · Getting hurt on the job  · Employment insurance (EI) · Discrimination in employment
• Renting a Home
  • Landlords and tenants · Security and deposit  · Repairs · Residential tenancy dispute resolution · Paying for damage  · Letting the landlord in  · Eviction information · Moving out · Discrimination in renting · Buying a home
• What the Words Mean
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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."