Legal Resources

Information and self-help guides on family law in BC. Topics covered include abuse, adoption, child protection/removal, common-law relationships, custody and access, divorce and separation, child support, and spousal support.

Identifies the law around child protection for Aboriginal children in BC, sets out some aspects of the child protection/removal process, and explains parents’ and the band’s rights and responsibilities.

This booklet is for the parents or guardians of children. It talks about child abuse in families. It answers questions about the law on child abuse in Canada. This booklet may also be useful even if you are not a parent, but you believe a child you know is being abused.

Information about how to recognize abuse and harassment and what you can do to help protect yourself or others from being abused.

Short answers to common questions about separation and divorce, children, abuse and family violence, finances and support, and the BC legal system.

Short, illustrated scenarios with likable characters sharing concerns and information about family law issues. These engaging picture stories are designed to capture readers’ own situations and lead them to online (and other) resources.

This chapter provides an overview of the ways that criminal law, tort law, and the Family Law Act can address issues of family violence, including through peace bonds and protection orders. It also takes a brief look at some child protection issues.

Explains issues that count as priority parenting matters and how to make an application in the Provincial Court. Priority parenting matters include urgent health decisions for a child, immediate needs for a passport, a child’s upcoming travel or activity, or issues relating to relocation or removal of a child.

Online step-by-step guide for how to apply for a court order to protect yourself from a family member.

The Supreme Court has developed a “Family Order Pick List” which sets out standard terms for most of the usual orders made in family cases. The pick list provides the Supreme Court clerks the ability to electronically populate orders after chambers applications or a judicial case conference.