There are some legal claims involving former spouses that are not considered ''In British Columbia, "family law claims'" typically refers to the law about divorce, spousal support, children's parenting arrangements, child support, and property division. If these issues are addressed in court, they are ''civil claims''. ''Tort addressed through claims'' fall brought under the category of civil claims and include claims against a spouse for an injury they caused you. Civil claims 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.

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

This saidTort claims for family violence can overlap with family law issues. They can be the subject of a lawsuit on their own, 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'' doesndo talk about family violence, in the context of children't usually give direct s parenting arrangements, protection orders and conduct orders, neither act provides financial compensation for the effects family violence. By contrast, a That is what tort claim aims to compensate a victim with direct financial compensation claims are for the wrongful acts of another person.