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*has ''inherent jurisdiction'', which means it can deal with every kind of legal issue,
*can deal with claims under the ''[[Divorce Act]]'', including making divorce orders, as well as claims under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'',
*can divide family property and family debt , and make orders respecting companion animals, under the ''Family Law Act'',
*may divide assets between people who aren't spouses under either 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]'',
*may make orders for the protection of property, and