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*there is a threat or a risk of child abduction, | *there is a threat or a risk of child abduction, | ||
*there has been ''family violence'' in the relationship, whether to you or to your children (family violence is defined in [http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/LOC/complete/statreg/--%20F%20--/Family%20Law%20Act%20%5BSBC%202011%5D%20c.%2025/00_Act/11025_01.xml#section1 section 1] of the ''Family Law Act''), | *there has been ''family violence'' in the relationship, whether to you or to your children (family violence is defined in [http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/LOC/complete/statreg/--%20F%20--/Family%20Law%20Act%20%5BSBC%202011%5D%20c.%2025/00_Act/11025_01.xml#section1 section 1] of the ''Family Law Act''), | ||
*threats to your physical safety, or to the safety of your children | *there have been threats to your physical safety, or to the safety of your children, | ||
*there is a threat or a risk that your ex will damage, hide or dispose of property, | *there is a threat or a risk that your ex will damage, hide or dispose of property, | ||
*there is an urgent need to immediately secure some financial help, | *there is an urgent need to immediately secure some financial help, | ||
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For more information about the emotions that surround the end of a long-term relationship, and how these emotions can affect the course of litigation, read the section [[Separating Emotionally]] in the chapter [[Separation & Divorce]]. You should also track down and read a copy of ''[http://books.google.ca/books?id=fi7TlN3sU88C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Tug of War]'' by Mr. Justice Brownstone from the Ontario Court of Justice. He gives a lot of practical advice about the family law court system, when it works best and when it doesn't work at all. | For more information about the emotions that surround the end of a long-term relationship, and how these emotions can affect the course of litigation, read the section [[Separating Emotionally]] in the chapter [[Separation & Divorce]]. You should also track down and read a copy of ''[http://books.google.ca/books?id=fi7TlN3sU88C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Tug of War]'' by Mr. Justice Brownstone from the Ontario Court of Justice. He gives a lot of practical advice about the family law court system, when it works best and when it doesn't work at all. | ||
You might also want to read | You might also want to read the following paper written for people who are representing themselves in a court proceeding, "[[Media:SRL_Bill_of_Rights_and_Responsibilities_-_November_2012_-_JP_Boyd.pdf|The Rights and Responsibilities of the Self-Represented Litigant]]". | ||
==An overview of court procedure for civil claims== | ==An overview of court procedure for civil claims== | ||
