Annotated Family Practice 2026-2027 - Print

All the family law legislation you need in one place

This publication is essential for: all family law lawyers who need quick access to family law legislation in the office or on the go

Current to: April 1, 2026

In the fast pace of family law, you need quick access to case law and legislation frequently. Annotated Family Practice is your invaluable and portable compilation of all core BC family law statutes, rules, regulations, guidelines, and practice directions. Leading family law lawyers have selected and prepared succinct summaries of significant cases you need to know about under key legislation, such as the Child Support Guidelines, the Family Law Act, and the Child, Family and Community Service Act. 

With this resource, you will be able to:

• access the language of the key Acts, Rules, and Regulations that govern a family law matter
  
• quickly identify leading cases under specific sections of legislation
  
• find the Child Support Guidelines table amount of support easily
  
• easily refer to key sections of the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines

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Highlights of the 2026-2027 Edition

The 2026–2027 edition incorporates amendments and updates to the legislation, rules, practice directions, and summaries of case law to April 1, 2026. Highlights include:

• revisions to the Supreme Court Family Rules and Provincial Court Family Rules, and addition of new Supreme Court Practice Directions
• new case law on the following topics, among others, respecting the determination of income under the Child Support Guidelines: underemployment, unemployment, and statutory minimum wage; business expenses; and payments from a shareholder loan account
• new case law on the following topics, among others, under the Family Law Act: adverse inferences and non-disclosure; appointment of and permitted determinations by parenting coordinators; DNA tests; status as a parent versus a sperm donor; termination of guardianship; allocations of parenting time and decision-making responsibility; relocation; determination of habitual residence; inheritance as family property; treatment of investment and bank accounts in value determinations; disproportionate advantage and significant unfairness; pension matters including extraprovincial pension plans, reapportionment, orders to carry out or perfect a division, and locked-in accounts; tax treatment in support determinations; family violence; protection and conduct orders, including analysis on mental health concerns, threats of suicide, and ex parte orders; irregularity versus nullity; appointment of counsel for children; and orders respecting misuse of court process and respecting dispute resolution, counselling, and programs

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CLEBC Legal Editor
Edie Ryan
erayn@cle.bc.ca

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