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The Court System for Family Matters

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Jurisdiction
===Jurisdiction===
The Provincial Court can only deal with claims for orders under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84l3 Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act]''. The Provincial Court does not have the jurisdiction to make orders for the division of family property or family debt, the management of children's property , or financial restraining orders, and it cannot make orders under the ''Divorce Act''. The Provincial Court cannot make declarations about the parentage of a child except if necessary to deal with another claim about children, like a claim for child support or guardianship.
The Provincial Court can hear claims about these issues:
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