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==Orders made outside British Columbia==
It's not always easy to change an order made outside of British Columbia, mainly because the courts of this province don't have authority over the courts of other provinces, territories and countries. However, both the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84l3 Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act]'' have special provisions about how orders for child support made elsewhere in Canada can be changed by someone living in British Columbia. The ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' also talks about how someone people who lives live here can ask to change child support orders made in countries which have agreements with British Columbia. Orders that were made in other countries can only be changed through an application in the court that made the original order. You should speak to a lawyer in that country to get more information about your options.
If you can change an order made outside of British Columbia, the process you'll use depends on whether the original order was made under the federal ''Divorce Act'' or under the legislation of the place whose courts made the original order. The processes are, however, very similar.