Minimum Standards Introduced for Filing Supreme Court Civil and Family Documents

CLEBC Staff/May 19, 2010

In conjunction with the introduction of the new Supreme Court civil and family rules, the B.C. Supreme Court judiciary and Court Services Branch have developed a set of minimum standards for documents that will be accepted for filing. The standards do not apply to divorce or probate documents.

The standards identify the basic information necessary for a document to be accepted for filing. As of July 1, 2010, court registry staff in B.C. will check Supreme Court civil and family documents for compliance with the standards. Documents that meet these standards will be accepted for filing. Documents that do not meet the standards will be returned to the filer. The document filing standards are described in an administrative notice issued by the Supreme Court May 7, 2010.