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For more information about parenting issues after a relationship has ended and how to put the children first in your dispute with the other parent, see the page [[Parenting after Separation]]. For more information about the emotional issues that tend to come with the end of a long-term relationship and how to keep those issues from hopelessly complicating your dispute, see the page on [[Separating Emotionally]]. | For more information about parenting issues after a relationship has ended and how to put the children first in your dispute with the other parent, see the page [[Parenting after Separation]]. For more information about the emotional issues that tend to come with the end of a long-term relationship and how to keep those issues from hopelessly complicating your dispute, see the page on [[Separating Emotionally]]. | ||
==The Family Law Act and | ==The Family Law Act and alternatives to court== | ||
The provincial ''Family Law Act'' was written to encourage people to resolve family law problems other than through court. According to the | The provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' was written to encourage people to resolve family law problems other than through court. According to the [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/legislation/family-law/pdf/part2.pdf BC Ministry of Justice's transition support document for the ''Family Law Act'']: | ||
<blockquote>"Section 4 emphasizes that out-of-court dispute resolution processes and resolution through agreements are not simply add-ons to litigation but are the preferred option, with court as a valued, but last, resort.</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Section 4 emphasizes that out-of-court dispute resolution processes and resolution through agreements are not simply add-ons to litigation but are the preferred option, with court as a valued, but last, resort.</blockquote> |