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For more information about parenting after a relationship has ended and how to put the children first in your dispute with the other parent, see the section on [[Parenting after Separation]] in the chapter on Children. For more information about the emotional issues that tend to come with the end of a long-term relationship and how to keep those issues from hopelessly complicating your dispute, see the section on [[Separating Emotionally]] in the chapter Separation and Divorce. | For more information about parenting after a relationship has ended and how to put the children first in your dispute with the other parent, see the section on [[Parenting after Separation]] in the chapter on Children. For more information about the emotional issues that tend to come with the end of a long-term relationship and how to keep those issues from hopelessly complicating your dispute, see the section on [[Separating Emotionally]] in the chapter Separation and Divorce. | ||
==The ''Family Law Act'' and | ==The ''Family Law Act'' and out-of-court options== | ||
According to the Ministry of Justice's [ | According to the Ministry of Justice's [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/about-bcs-justice-system/legislation-policy/legislation-updates/family-law-act/the-family-law-act-explained guide to the ''Family Law Act''], the BC ''[[Family Law Act]]'' was written to encourage people to resolve family law problems without having to go to court: | ||
<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>"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> | ||
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every dispute would end in a trial."</blockquote> | every dispute would end in a trial."</blockquote> | ||
The ''Act'' supports the resolution of family law disputes | The ''Act'' supports the resolution of family law disputes outside of court by: | ||
*requiring lawyers to explain the different dispute resolution processes to their clients (ss. 4 and 8), | *requiring lawyers to explain the different dispute resolution processes to their clients (ss. 4 and 8), | ||