Family Law in BC

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Family Law in BC is a Legal Services Society website that provides legal information (but not advice) on family law matters, including:
  • separation and divorce;
  • child and spousal support;
  • custody, access, and guardianship;
  • child protections/removal;
  • division of family assets; and
  • adoption.

The Family Law in BC also provides some limited information on common related issues such as family violence, income assistance, and immigration issues like sponsorship breakdown.

The website also provides self-help guides that walk users through processes such as filing for divorce, as well as links to court forms and information on who can help.

Website familylaw.lss.bc.ca
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The legal termination of a valid marriage by an order of a judge; the ending of a marital relationship and the conjugal obligations of each spouse to the other. See "conjugal rights," "marriage" and "marriage, validity of."

A payment made by one spouse to the other spouse to help with the recipient's day-to-day living expenses or to compensate the recipient for the financial choices the spouses made during the relationship.

In family law, an antiquated term used by the old Divorce Act to describe the right to possess a child and make parenting decisions concerning the child's health, welfare and upbringing. Replaced in the new Divorce Act with the term decision-making responsibility." See "access," "decision-making responsibility" and "parenting time."

Under the old Divorce Act, the schedule of a parent's time with their children under an order or agreement, replaced with "parenting time" and "contact" in the new Divorce Act. Access usually referred to the schedule of the parent with the least amount of time with the child. See "contact," "custody" and "parenting time."

In family law, the act or process of taking another person's child as one's own. The child becomes the adopting parent's legal child as if the child were the adopting parent's natural child, while the natural parent loses all rights and obligations with respect to the child. See "natural parent."

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