Family Court Manual

Table of Contents

Circulars

• FCM 1/01 Witness Signatures on Consent Forms in Provincial Family Court
• FCM 1/02 Changes to Legal Services in REMO Proceedings
• FCM 2/02 Requests for Family Court Maintenance Orders by FMEP, FMP and Reciprocals Office
• FMC 1/03 Waiver of Affidavit Fee in Provincial Family Court

Introduction

• Overview
• Who and what is this manual for
• The Information in this Manual
  • What the Manual Covers
• Amendments and Circulars
• Abbreviations
• Definitions

Chapter 1 Family Court

• Overview
• What Family Court Is and Does
• Powers of Family Court
• Confidentiality and Disclosure
• People and Programs Involved in Family Court Court Bailiffs
  • Court Clerks
  • Court Interpreters
  • Designated Agency
  • Family Advocates
  • Family Justice Counsellors
  • FMEP
  • Family Search Unit
  • FMP
  • Family Maintenance Workers
  • Judges
  • Justices of the Peace
  • Lawyers
  • Legal Services Society
  • Registry Clerks
  • Sheriffs
  • Social Workers
  • The Director
• Acts and Rules Applied in Family Court
  • Adult Guardianship Act
  • Employment and Assistance Act
  • Child, Family and Community Service Act
  • Court Order Enforcement Act
  • Court Rules Act
  • Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
  • Family Maintenance Enforcement Act Regulation
  • Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act
  • Family Relations Act
  • Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act
  • Interpretation Act
  • Offence Act
  • Provincial Court Act
  • Provincial Court (Adult Guardianship) Rules
  • Provincial Court (CFCSA) Rules
  • Provincial Court (Family) Rules

Chapter 2 General Procedures

• Overview
• Opening and Organizing Court Files
  • Opening Court Files
  • Procedures
  • Organizing Court Files
  • Procedures
• Receiving and Filing Applications and Other Documents
• Purging Court Files
• Access to Court Files
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Transferring Files to Other Locations
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Receiving Files from Other Locations
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Recording Changes of Name and Changes to Case Name
• Fee Policy in Provincial Family Court
• Correcting an Order Containing a Clerical Error
• Changes to Documents
• Obtaining Transcripts
• Obtaining Court Interpreters
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Using Family Search Services
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Appointment of Family Advocates
• Requesting Services from Family Justice Counsellors
  • Background
  • Procedures

Chapter 3 FRA and FMEA Procedures

• Overview
  Starting the Process
  Consent Order
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Written Agreement
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Supreme Court Orders in Provincial (Family) Court
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Application to Obtain an Order
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Application to Change or Cancel an Order
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Reply
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Notice of Motion
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Affidavit
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Issuing Process
• Notice of Hearing and Summons
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Subpoena to a Witness
• Warrant for Arrest
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Release of a Party or Witness
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Warrant for Committal of a Witness
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Warrant Cancellation
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Serving Family Court Documents Under the FRA and FMEA
• Serving Documents by Regular Mail
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Service by Registered Mail
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Personal Service by Applicant
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Personal Service by Adult Other than Applicant
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Personal Service by Sheriff or Peace Officer
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Alternate Methods of Service
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Attempted Service
• Service by Fax
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Scheduling a Court Appearance
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Teleconferences and Videoconferences
• First Appearance
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Consent to or Applying for a Court Date
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Family Case Conference
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Trial Preparation Conference
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Hearing or Trial
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Court Order and Protection Order
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Appeal
  • Background
  • Procedures

• Overview
  Enrolling with the FMEP
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Assignment of Maintenance Rights to Family Maintenance
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Requests for Maintenance Orders by FMEP, FMP and Reciprocals Office
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Maintenance Payments
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Notice of Attachment
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Garnishing Order
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Garnishing a Provincial Government Employee's Wages
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Garnishing a Federal Government Employee's Wages
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Intercepting Federal Funds
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Disputing a Garnishing Order
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Variation of Wage Exemption
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Garnishing Order Absolute
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Default Hearing
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Committal Hearing
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Attachment Order
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Warrant of Execution
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Registration in Land Title Office
  Restraining Order Against Land
  Custody Order
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Access Order
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Non-Renewal of Debtor's Driver's Licence
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Annual Default Fee
  • Background
  • Procedures

• Introduction
  • Distinguishing Features of Canada's ISO Legislation
    The BC ISO Act
    Types of Orders
    Role of the Reciprocals Office and the Director of Maintenance Enforcement
    Alternative to Using the Reciprocal (ISO) Process to Obtain or Vary an Order
• Final Orders - Incoming
  • What is a Final Order?
    Designation
    Registration
    Registration of Extraprovincial (Final) Orders
    Registration of Foreign (Final) Order
    Setting Aside Registration of a Foreign (Final) Order
• Final Orders - Outgoing
  • What is a Final Order?
    When to Use this Section
    BC Claimant's Application for Registration
• Outgoing Support Applications and Support Variation Applications
  • Introduction
    Procedures
• Incoming Support Applications and Support Variation Applications;
  • Introduction
    Support Hearing/Support Variation Hearing
• Transitional Provisions of the ISO Act
• Glossary

• Introduction
• Final Orders - Incoming
  • What is a Final Order?
  • Designation
  • Registration
  • Next Steps
  • Setting Aside Registration
• Deeming
  • What is Deeming?
  • Who can Apply?
  • Application
  • Procedures
• Final Orders - Outgoing
  • What is a Final Order?
  • When to Use this Section
  • Claimant's Application for Enforcement
  • Procedures
  • Next Steps
• Provisional Orders - Incoming
  • Introduction
  • Application by Claimant
  • Procedures
  • Service of Summons to Confirmation Hearing
  • Procedures
  • Confirmation Hearing
  • Application by Respondent
  • Procedures
  • Confirmation Hearing
• Provisional Orders - Outgoing
  • Introduction
  • Application by Claimant
  • Procedures
  • Provisional Hearing
  • Provisional Order - Outgoing
  • Next Steps
  • Payments
  • Application by Respondent
  • Procedures
  • Provisional Hearing
  • Provisional Order - Outgoing
  • Next Steps
• Glossary

• Overview
• Extraprovincial Custody or Access Orders
• Recognition of Extraprovincial Custody or Access Orders
  • Background
    Procedures
• Order Superseding an Extraprovincial Custody or Access Order
  • Background
    Procedures

• Overview
• Purpose of the CFCSA
• Handling Matters under the CFCSA
• Rules
• Forms
• Proceedings
• Case Conferences
• Mini-Hearings
• Confidentiality of Information
• Orders
• Consent Orders
• Joining CFCSA and FRA Files
• Transfer of Proceedings
• Court Interpreters
• Witness
• Fax Documents
• Service and Proving Service
• Offences and Penalties
• Roles of People in CFCSA Matters
  • The Director
  • Support Services and Agreements
  • Child Protection Services
  • Social Workers
  • Director's Counsel
  • Justices of the Peace
• CFCSA Definitions
• Presentation Hearing
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Removal after Interim Order Made
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Case Conferences
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Mini-Hearings
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Protection Hearing
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Removal after Supervision Order made under s. 41, 29 or 60
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Extension of Orders
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Withdrawing from Proceeding
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Continuing Custody Hearing
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Changing or Cancelling an Order
  • Background
  • Changing or Cancelling a Protective Intervention Order
  • Cancelling a Continuing Custody Order
  • Changing or Cancelling a Supervision, Temporary Custody or Access Order
  • Changing or Cancelling an Order made in the Absence of a Party
• Access to Child by Director Prior to Removal
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Access to Child in Temporary or Continuing Custody
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Written Agreements
• Appeals
  • Background
  • Procedures
• Other Orders that May be Applied For
  • Applications Under the Rules
    • Applications for Other Orders
    • Applications to Change or Cancel an Order
    • Applications May be Made Orally
    • Where an Application must be Filed
    • Some Applications May be Granted Without a Hearing
    • How to Apply for an Order Without a Hearing
    • Case Conferences May be Directed
    • Subpoena May be Cancelled
    • Permission to Use Other Service Methods
    • Settling the Order
    • Judges' Permission Necessary for Adjournment
  • Applications Under the Act
    • Order Adjourning Court Proceeding Pending Family Conference
    • Protective Intervention Order
    • Order Authorizing Health Care
    • Order Appointing Public Trustee
    • Order for Psychiatric or Medical Examination
    • Order Enforcing Custody Order
    • Order for Producing Records
    • Order Varying Notice Requirements
    • Order for Maintenance
    • Restraining Orders
  • Procedures
  • Appendix A
• Table of CFCSA Orders

• Overview
• Starting the Process
• Consent Order
  • Background
    Procedures
• Application to Obtain an Order
  • Background
    Procedures
• Application to Renew, Change or Cancel an Order
  • Background
    Procedures
• Application for Other Orders
  • Background
    Procedures
• Affidavit
  • Background
    Procedures
• Issuing Process
• Notice to Appear
  • Background
    Procedures
• Subpoena to a Witness and Expert Evidence
• Warrant for Arrest
  • Background
    Procedures
• Release of a Respondent or Witness
  • Background
    Procedures
• Warrant for Committal of a Witness
  • Background
    Procedures
• Warrant Cancellation
  • Background
    Procedures
• Serving Court Documents Under the AGA
• Service by Registered Mail
  • Background
    Procedures
• Personal Service by Party
  • Background
    Procedures
• Personal Service by Adult Other than Applicant
  • Background
    Procedures
• Alternate Methods of Service
  • Background
    Procedures
• Attempted Service
• Service by Fax
  • Background
    Procedures
• Hearing of Application
  • Background
    Procedures
• Court Ordered and Protection Order
  • Background
    Procedures
• Appeal
  • Background
    Procedures

• Family Relations Act
• Provincial Court (Family) Rules
• Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
• Family Maintenance Enforcement Act Regulation
• Child, Family and Community Service Act
• Child, Family and Community Service Regulation
• Provincial Court (CFCSA) Rules
• Adult Guardianship Act
• Provincial Court (Adult Guardianship) Rules
• Adult Guardianship (Abuse and Neglect) Regulation
• Adult Guardianship Act Designated Agencies Regulation
• Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
• Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulation