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After the respondent has filed a reply to the claims being made against them, any of the parties can ask the court to make an order about some or all of the issues raised in the court proceeding. An ''order'' is a decision of a judge that requires someone to do something or not do something. For example, a court can make an order that a child live mostly with one party, an order that one party not harass another party, or an order that one party be able to use the family car. (A judge's ''reasons for judgment''
There are two types of order: an ''interim order'', which is any order made before trial; and, a ''final order'', which is the order made at the end of a trial. A ''trial'' is the final hearing before a judge, where the parties present their arguments and their evidence, and finishes the court proceeding. Interim orders and final orders can also be made with based on the agreement of the parties. These orders are called ''consent orders''.
If you don't like the order you get from the judge after a trial, you can sometimes challenge the order before a higher level of court in a court proceeding called an ''appeal''. An order of the Provincial Court is appealed to the Supreme Court. An order of the Supreme Court is appealed to the Court of Appeal. You cannot appeal an order that you agreed to — a consent order — without proof that you were somehow tricked or forced into agreeing to the order.