Chapters
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Overview—Family Law Act
1. Conducting a Family Law Practice
2. Building Effective Relationships
3. Assessing the Legal Issues in a Family Law File
4. Gathering Information in a Family Law File
5. Working Toward Settlement
6. Recording a Settlement in a Family Law File
7. Commencing Proceedings
8. Using Conferences Effectively in a Family Law Case
9. Obtaining Court-ordered Interim Relief
10. Obtaining Discovery in a Family Law Case
11. Using Alternatives to Trial in a Family Law Case
12. Conducting a Family Law Trial in Supreme Court
13. Obtaining Court-ordered Costs in a Family Law Case
14. Practising in Provincial Court
15. Drafting Supreme Court Orders
16. Varying Orders and Challenging Family Agreements in Supreme Court
17. Enforcing Orders and Agreements
18. Conducting Appeals of Supreme Court Judges and Masters Orders in a Family Law Case
19. Child Protection
20. Adoption
21. Naming
22. Indigenous Family Law Issues
Checklists
1. Family Practice Interview
2. Family Law Agreement Procedure
3. Separation Agreement Drafting
4. Marriage Agreement Drafting
5. Family Law Proceeding
6. Child, Family and Community Service Act Procedure
Forms and Precedents
I. Building Effective Relationships
II. Assessing the Legal Issues
III. Gathering Information
IV. Working Toward Settlement
V. Recording a Settlement
VI. Commencing Proceedings
VII. Using Conferences Effectively
VIII. Obtaining Court-ordered Interim Relief
IX. Obtaining Discovery
X. Using Alternatives to Trial
XI. Conducting a Trial
XII. Obtaining Court-ordered Costs
XIII. Practising in Provincial Court
XIV. Drafting Orders
XV. Varying Orders and Challenging Agreements
XVI. Enforcing Orders and Agreements
XVII. Conducting Appeals
XVIII. Child Protection
XIX. Adoption
Limitation Periods
Adoption Act
Canada Pension Plan
Child, Family and Community Service Act
Court of Appeal Act
Divorce Act
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
Family Law Act
Land (Spouse Protection) Act
Land Title Act
Marriage Act
Practice Directions
I. Family Law Practice Directions
II. Civil Practice Directions
III. Administrative Notices
Editorial Board
The Honourable Mr. Justice G. Bruce Butler — Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Geeta Gill — Hamilton Fabbro, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Rose Raven — Provincial Court of British Columbia, Surrey
Jane Reid — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Meghan Selinger — Hamilton Fabbro, Vancouver
Authors
Kelsey Beazer — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Fiona Beveridge — Watson Goepel LLP, Vancouver
Ingrid Bloomfield — Vital Statistics Agency, BC Ministry of Health, Kelowna
Anne DeMeulemeester — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger LLP, Vancouver
Monika Follett — Family Duty Counsel Project, Robson Square Provincial Court, Vancouver
Robert S. Gill — Clay & Company, Victoria
Geeta Gill — Hamilton Fabbro, Vancouver
Fiona S. Gow — Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Justice, Victoria
David C. Halkett — McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Surrey
Rain A. Henderson — Henderson Heinrichs, Vancouver
Julia Hibbard — Hayward Sheppard, Vancouver
Phyllis M. Kenney, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Michelle Kooy — Henderson Heinrichs, Vancouver
Colin A. Millar — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Crystal Reeves — Mandell Pinder LLP, Vancouver
Zara Suleman — Suleman Family Law, North Vancouver
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