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On March 18, 2013, British Columbia’s ''Family Law Act [FLA]'' came into force. The ''FLA'' is the culmination of many years of research and policy development, and has transformed British Columbia family law dramatically . | On March 18, 2013, British Columbia’s ''Family Law Act [FLA]'' came into force. The ''FLA'' is the culmination of many years of research and policy development, and has transformed British Columbia family law dramatically . | ||
The current Manual chapter deals primarily with the ''FLA'' rather than the previous ''Family Relations Act [FRA]''. If you are starting a legal challenge in family law now or in the future, the ''FLA'' will apply to your case. However, if you made a claim for property division | The current Manual chapter deals primarily with the ''FLA'' rather than the previous ''Family Relations Act [FRA]''. If you are starting a legal challenge in family law now or in the future, the ''FLA'' will apply to your case. However, if you made a claim for property division before the ''FLA'' came into force or if you are making a claim to enforce, set aside, or replace an agreement respecting property division made before the ''FLA'' came into force (March 18, 2013), then those claims will be decided under the ''FRA''; all of your other claims (such as for parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support) will be dealt with under the ''FLA'', or the ''Divorce Act (DA)'', if it applies. | ||
If your case still involves the ''FRA'', we encourage you to look at an older version of this Manual, as we will not deal with the ''FRA'' in this version. | If your case still involves the ''FRA'', we encourage you to look at an older version of this Manual, as we will not deal with the ''FRA'' in this version. | ||
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