In British Columbia, "There are some legal claims involving former spouses that are not considered ''family law" typically refers to the law about divorce, spousal support, childrenclaims''s parenting arrangements, child support, and property division. If these issues are addressed in court, ''civil claims''. ''Tort claims'' fall under the category of civil claims and include claims against a spouse for an injury they are addressed through caused you. Civil claims brought under aren't covered by the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' or the ''[[Family Law Act]]''. The terms ''civil claims'' and ''tort claims'' are used interchangeably in this chapter.

Family Tort claims for abuse and violence can overlap with family law is a kind of issues, but they arise independently from the ''civil lawFamily Law Act''. "Civil law" refers to every kind and its treatment of law other than criminal law. Other branches of the civil law include the law about contracts, the law about property, and the law about something called ''tortsfamily violence''. Tort law is the law that applies when someone does something, or doesnThe ''Family Law Act''t do something, has its own specific definition of family violence that causes harm to someone else. Tort law :* includes claims about a wide range non-physical forms forms of misbehaviourabuse, such as negligence, defamation and invasion of privacy. Tort law also includes claims emotional or financial abuse* emphasizes its impact when it comes to making decisions about things that are more directly relating to family violence, such as assault, battery, and infliction of emotional harm. Claims children* offers specific mechanisms like these aren't covered by protection orders (discussed in the ''Divorce Act'' or section on [[Family Violence in the ''Family Law Act''. and the Divorce Act]] in this chapter)

Tort claims for family violence can overlap with family law issues. They can be the subject of a lawsuit on their ownThis said, or they can be combined with a lawsuit brought under the ''Divorce Act'' or the ''Family Law Act''. While the ''Divorce Act'' or the ''Family Law Act'' do talk about family violence, in the context of childrendoesn's parenting arrangements, protection orders and conduct orders, neither act provides t usually give direct financial compensation for the effects family violence. That is what By contrast, a tort claims are claim aims to compensate a victim with direct financial compensation forthe wrongful acts of another person.