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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}There are a number of services available to help people resolve family issues such as child custody, access, guardianship, child and spousal maintenance (support payments), divorce and division of family assets, without having to go to court.
Child custody, access, guardianship, and child and spousal maintenance come within the jurisdiction of both the provincial Family Court and the BC Supreme Court but divorce and division of family assets are only within the jurisdiction of the BC Supreme Court.
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| tips = Mediate BC provides “Distance Family Mediation Services” to people who live in less populated areas of the province or outside the province, or to couples who live in separate communities. They have a “sliding scale” of fees to help people with lower incomes. See “Where to get help” below for contact information for Mediate BC.}}