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→The Family Law Act and Alternatives to Court
The provincial ''Family Law Act'' was written to encourage people to revolve family law problems other than through court. According to the government's [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/legislation/family-law/pdf/part2.pdf explanation] of the new act:
<blockquote>"Section 4 emphasizes that out-of-court dispute resolution processes and resolution through agreements are not simply add-ons to litigation but are the preferred option, with court as a valued, but last, resort.</blockquote>
<blockquote>"This focus on family dispute resolution signals an important shift from the ''Family Relations Act'', which was criticized for being litigation-focused and for assuming that
every dispute would end in a trial."</blockquote>