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The Supreme Court has authority to deal with the same issues as the Provincial Court and more: | The Supreme Court has authority to deal with the same issues as the Provincial Court and more: | ||
*the Supreme Court has ''inherent jurisdiction'', which means it can deal with every kind of legal issue, | |||
*the Supreme Court can deal with claims under the ''[[Divorce Act]]'', including making divorce orders, as well as claims under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', | |||
*the Supreme Court can divide family property and family debt under the ''Family Law Act'', | |||
*the Supreme Court may divide assets between people who aren't spouses under the common law, like the law of trusts, or under legislation, like the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8456 Land Title Act]'' or the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/848q Partition of Property Act]'', | |||
*the Supreme Court may issue restraining orders freezing financial assets, and | |||
*the Supreme Court hears appeals from decisions of the Provincial Court. | |||
===Court proceedings=== | ===Court proceedings=== | ||