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If you are married and want to get divorced, you must start your court proceeding in the Supreme Court. Both the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court can hear court proceedings under the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]''. However, only the Supreme Court has the jurisdiction to hear proceedings under the ''[[Divorce Act]]''.
===What happens if we each spouse starts start a court proceeding for divorce?===
If each spouse has started a court proceeding under the ''[[Divorce Act]]'', the court in which the first court proceeding was started can continue to deal with that proceeding, and the court proceeding that was started second is considered to be cancelled. This can be very important where spouses live in different provinces.