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Purpose: To ensure family trials or hearings, once commenced, are concluded within a reasonable time.

On November 1, 2024, the Court will be expanding the Court Online Booking System (COBS).

Purpose: To set out guidelines regarding the length, format, and content of Affidavits and Exhibits in family proceedings.

This practice direction applies to all court registries in the Province.

From the Ministry of Attorney General: "More people throughout the province will have access to a service that helps resolve family law matters earlier."

The B.C. government and Cowichan Tribes have co-developed new Provincial Court Rules for matters brought to it under an Indigenous law.

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch celebrates today’s announcement of a $29.1 million investment to improve legal aid services for survivors of intimate partner violence and hopes to see more to support British Columbians with common legal issues such as child support or parenting agreements.