#once a court has made an order about a thing, the other court cannot make an order about that thing... unless the Supreme Court decides to change an order of the Provincial Court;
#a court can instead refuse to make an order about a thing the other court can make orders about; and,
#a court can also order that the two proceedings be ''consolidated'', that they be combined into one a single court proceeding.
Consolidation under section 194(3)(c) is usually a good option if you want to get everything into one court. However, since the Supreme Court can deal with all of the claims that the Provincial Court can, as well as a bunch that it can't, the consolidated proceeding will be be in the Supreme Court.
===Preparing, filing and delivering the replyReply===
If you decide disagree with any of the claims the applicant is asking for in their Application to defend yourselfObtain an Order, you must complete a form called a ''Reply '' and file it within 30 days of the date you were served with the Application to Obtain an Order. There is no fee to file a replyReply.
In your replyReply, you can do one or more of the following things:
*agree #consent to some or all of the orders the applicant is asking for,;*#object to some or all of the orders the applicant is asking for; and, and*apply #ask for any orders you would like want the court to make.
The form you must use is Form 3, set out in the [http://canlii.ca/t/85pb Provincial Court Family Rules]. The reply Your Reply must be filed in the same court registry and that the Application to Obtain an Order was filed in. The court clerk will take care of delivering your reply Reply to the applicant.
===Deadline for the applicant's replyReply to your Reply===
The applicant If you have asked for any orders in your Reply, the application has 30 days after receiving your Reply to complete and file a their own Reply. The applicant's Reply is also in Form 3 after being served with . The applicant may: #consent to some or all of the respondentorders you's Reply if re asking for; and,#object to some or all of the respondentorders you's Reply asks re asking for any orders. Very few applicants bother to file a Reply of their own. Many Most applicants only go to the trouble of preparing a Reply if there was something really unusual or unexpected in the respondent's your Reply.
===The next steps===
Certain registries may have special programs or requirements that are unique to the registry. The registry will advise you of what is needed when you file your materials.
In certain Certain registries of have special programs or requirements that are unique to that registry. For example, the Provincial Court, in Victoria has the parties must meet with a family justice counsellor [[Victoria Early Resolution andCase Management Model]], if children are involved, attend a and that project is discussed in the [[https://wwwFamily Law Trials in Provincial Court|Trials in the Provincial Court]] section of this chapter.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2638 In other registries, you may be required to take the Parenting After Separation] program before you can take any further steps in your case. This may apply even if you are seeking a default judgment. The court clerk at your court registry will tell inform you what is needed. If necessary, the court clerk will refer you to the family justice counsellor and tell of any special requirements when you where the Parenting After Separation program is offeredfile.
Family justice counsellors can provide information that may help to resolve the court proceeding; they can also serve as mediators if both parties are prepared to try mediation. === Parenting After Separation program===
The Parenting After Separation program is very useful In certain registries of the Provincial Court, the parties to takea court proceeding must meet with a family justice counsellor and, and you should seriously consider taking the course even if it isn't required in your court registry. The program is available children are involved, attend a [httphttps://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4395 online2638 Parenting After Separation]program before they can take any further steps in their case. This rule may apply even if you're asking for a default judgment or an order everyone agrees to, called a ''consent order''. The online course does not replace the need to attend an in-person course if that registry will tell you what is otherwise requiredneeded. You If necessary, the registry will have refer you to file a certificate that family justice counsellor and tell you've completed where the Parenting After Separation programis offered.
For family law matters going through Provincial Court in Family justice counsellors can provide information that may help to resolve the Victoria Registry, there is court proceeding; they can also serve as mediators if all of the [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/divorce/family-justice/your-options/early-resolution Victoria Early Resolution and Case Management Model], described in a separate section in this chapterparties are prepared to try mediation.
The additional steps that follow Parenting After Separation program is very useful to take, and you should seriously consider taking the commencement of a proceeding course even if it isn't required in your court registry. The program is available [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4395 online]. The online course does not replace the Provincial Court are a simplified version of the Supreme Court processneed to attend an in-person course if that's required. There are fewer hoops You will have to jump through, but also fewer means to extract information and documents from file a certificate that you've completed the other sideprogram in court.
For more information on the next steps in a family law proceeding, see [[Overview of Case Conferences and Discovery in Family Law Matters]] in this chapter.