*#has ''inherent jurisdiction'', which means it can deal with every kind of legal issue;*#can deal with claims under the ''[[Divorce Act]]'', including making divorce orders, as well as claims under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'';*#can divide family property and family debt under the ''Family Law Act'';*#may divide assets between people who aren't spouses under the common law, like the law of trusts, or under legislation, like the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8456 Land Title Act]'' or the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/848q Partition of Property Act]'';*#may make orders for the protection of property protection orders; and,*#hears appeals from decisions of the Provincial Court.