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==What is an interim application?==
An ''interim application'', in the context of family law cases in the BC Supreme Court, refers to a temporary court order (as opposed to a final order) that is meant to address immediate or urgent issues that cannot wait until the end of the trial or final resolution of the case. Interim applications are made after the family law proceeding has commenced, but before a final order is made or a settlement is reached.
Other terms you might encounter that mean basically the same thing as ''interim application'' are:* application for interim relief* application for a temporary order* interlocutory application* chambers application Interim applications are quite common in Supreme Court proceedings, and more common than trials. If you need child support payments now, you can't wait a year or more for a trial just to get an order. You can ask a judge or master for an interim child support order while you wait for the final judgement to be made. While interim applications are often for ''temporary orders'' (i.e. an order that isn't intended to cover a long period of time), not all orders requested through interim applications are temporary. Ones that are not temporary are usually urgent in some way. They can be used to force the other side to do something, like share important documents, so that the family law matter can move along. If the other person is not giving you the financial disclosure they are supposed to, you can make a chambers application for an interim order for disclosure. There is nothing temporary about an order for disclosure (once the other party is forced to disclose their bank statements, the disclosure is permanent), but there would have been some urgency (you can’t continue with the litigation if someone is stalling and not disclosing important information), which is why the interim application was justified. ==Why to make an interim application?==
People often make interim applications to get orders about:
* ''Interim parenting arrangements:'' very common when parents can’t agree on where children should live, who should exercise parental responsibilities, etc., until a final decision is made.
* ''Interim conduct orders:'' an application to regulate how the parties may communicate with each other or the children, or manage substance use during the litigation.
==When to make an interim application==
In most BC Supreme Court family law cases, you need to wait until a ''judicial case conference'' (JCC) has been heard, although Rule 7-1 of the [https://canlii.ca/t/8mcr Supreme Court Family Rules] has a list of exceptions to this general rule.