Difference between revisions of "Understanding the Legal System for Family Law Matters"

There are four divisions of the Provincial Court: Criminal and Youth Court, which mostly deals with charges under the ''Criminal Code''; Small Claims Court, which deals with claims about contracts, services, property and debt; Traffic and Bylaw Court, which deals traffic tickets and provincial and municipal offences; and Family Court, which deals with certain claims under the ''Family Law Act''.  

The jurisdiction of the Provincial Court narrower than the Supreme Court. The Provincial Court deals only with the subjects assigned to it by the provincial government. Unless the government has expressly authorized the Provincial Court to deal with an issue, the Provincial Court cannot hear the case. For example, Small Claims Court can only handle claims valued between $5001 to $35,000, and Family Court cannot deal with claims involving family property or family debt, or claims under the ''Divorce Act''. Each branch of the Provincial Court has its own set of procedural rules and its own court forms.