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===The court process in a nutshell===
Visit Legal Aid BC's [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4640 Family Law website ] to learn about the current Provincial Court process. Proceedings in the Supreme Court, other than proceedings in criminal matters, work more or less as follows.
<blockquote>'''The claimant starts the proceeding.''' The person who wants a court order, the ''claimant'', starts a court proceeding by filing a ''claim'' in court and serving the filed claim on the respondent. The claims says what orders the claimant wants the court to make. Serving the filed claim involves having the claim hand-delivered to the ''respondent'' by someone other than the claimant.</blockquote>