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Provincial Court of British Columbia

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Family Law Act Orders Picklist

Helpful versions of BC's Family Law Act terms used in the BC Provincial Court’s DARS computer system. When orders can be drafted using these terms, the court clerk can record them very quickly, and can also speed ...
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Preparing for Your Small Claims Trial

A short checklist of what you can do to prepare for your Small Claims Court trial. What are the rules for preparing and presenting your case? Note: Chinese and Korean translations provided by Amici Curiae.
Also available in: Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Korean, Punjabi
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Preparing for a Family Court Trial in Provincial Court

This guide to a Family Court Trial in BC Provincial Court covers: Trial Procedure (what happens at trial), Preparing for Trial (how to get ready), Evidence, Cross-examination, and Relevant Facts for different types of ...
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Guide to Disputing a Ticket

This guide deals with Provincial Violation Tickets - for offences under BC laws, including traffic offences under the Motor Vehicle Act and regulations, and offences under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act.
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Criminal Case Flowchart

Stages in a Criminal Case: These notes provide more information about criminal procedure – the procedures set out in the Criminal Code of Canada to be followed in criminal cases.
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Picklists for Bail, Probation and Conditional Sentence Orders

Picklists are lists of standardized terms for court orders. They are stored in courtroom computers so a Court Clerk can use them to quickly and accurately capture the order a judge makes. When a judge decides to change ...
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Organizing Documents for Small Claims Court

How should you prepare, organize and present your documents? How many copies should you make? What kinds of documents do you need to prepare?
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Criminal Cases

This section of BC Provincial Court website has information and guides you can use to deal with criminal matters. Includes info on basic criminal procedure, a criminal case flowchart, and sentencing.
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Understanding a Small Claims Court Trial

Explains legal terms used, what kind of evidence you can use at trial, how you can prepare for trial, and an overview of the common procedure for trial.
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Guidelines for Using a Support Person in Provincial Court

Many self-represented litigants find that having a trusted friend or family member with them to provide emotional support, take notes, and organize documents can be a big help. The BC Provincial Court recognizes this, ...
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