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===BC Supreme Court === | ===BC Supreme Court === | ||
The [https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ BC Supreme Court] has jurisdiction over most legal cases. It hears: | The [https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ BC Supreme Court] has <span class="noglossary">jurisdiction</span> over most legal cases. It hears: | ||
* serious criminal cases (like murder) | * serious criminal cases (like murder) | ||
* civil cases involving amounts over $35,000 | * civil cases involving amounts over $35,000 | ||
* family cases of all types, including those dealing with divorce or dividing property owned by the family | * family cases of all types, including those dealing with <span class="noglossary">divorce</span> or dividing <span class="noglossary">property</span> owned by the family | ||
* appeals of cases from the Provincial Court | * appeals of cases from the <span class="noglossary">Provincial Court</span> | ||
===Court of Appeal for British Columbia=== | ===Court of Appeal for British Columbia=== | ||
