JP Boyd on Family Law

A new home for the popular family law website from Vancouver lawyer John-Paul Boyd. Written in plain language, with rollover definitions for legal words and phrases, JP Boyd on Family Law provides in-depth coverage of family law and divorce law in British Columbia. Read about the transition of this resource to a wiki format, timed for launch on 2 April 2013.

Cover of JP Boyd on Family Law
(print edition coming soon)

Contents

Getting Started

• Introduction
• Definitions
• Legislation
• Family Law Basics
• Family Law Act Basics

Chapters

• The Legal System
  • The Court System · The Law · Lawyers & The Law Society

• Resolving Problems out of Court
  • Collaborative Processes · Mediation · Arbitration  · Parenting Coordination

• Resolving Problems in Court
  • Starting a Court Proceeding · Replying to a Court Proceeding · Case Conferences · Interim Applications · Enforcing Orders · Changing Final Orders

• Family Law Agreements
  • Cohabitation Agreement · Marriage Agreement · Separation Agreement · Enforcing an Agreement · Changing an Agreement

• Children
  • Parenting after Separation · Guardianship, Parenting and Contact · Custody and Access · Making Changes · Estranged and Alienated Children

• Child Support
  • The Guidelines · Exception to the Guidelines · Making Changes · Child Support Arrears

• Spousal Support
  • Basic Principles · The Advisory Guidelines · Making Changes · Spousal Support Arrears

• Property & Debt
  • Basic Principles · Protecting Property & Debt · Dividing Property & Debt

• Family Relationships
  • Married Spouses · Unmarried Spouses · Other Unmarried Relationships · Caregivers and Extended Family

• Separation & Divorce
  • Separation · Separating Emotionally · Divorce

• Other Family Law Issues
  • Adoption · Parentage and Assisted Reproduction · Naming and Changes of Name · Aboriginal Issues · Family Violence

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?

• 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?"s...

Court Forms

• Supreme Court: Samples · Blank
• Provincial Court: Samples · Blank

Advisory Committee and Editorial Team

JP Boyd

Megan Ellis QC

Deb Thomas

John Simpson

Drew Jackson

Nate Russell

An advisory committee and editorial team have assisted JP Boyd in migrating and updating the BC Family Law Resource website into this Clicklaw Wikibook.