Annotated Family Practice 2015-2016

All of the essential British Columbia family law legislation at your fingertips

This book is essential for: all family lawyers.

Current to: June 17, 2015

Annotated Family Practice is British Columbia's longstanding collection of the core family law statutes, regulations, rules, guidelines, and practice directions that family law lawyers regularly turn to in practice. Succinct case summaries prepared by leading family law practitioners highlight significant case law under the Child Support Guidelines, Family Law Act, and Child, Family and Community Service Act. Organized to provide quick access to the right information and updated annually, this is a must-have for family law practice.

With this resource, you will save time:

• finding the current text to legislation
• finding key case law relating to the Child Support Guidelines, Family Law Act, and Child, Family and Community Service Act
• keeping current on new cases and changes to family law legislation

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New in this 2015/2016 edition

• summaries of recent and significant decisions under the Family Law Act, the Child Support Guidelines, and the Child, Family and Community Service Act
• amendments to the Acts, Regulations, and Court Rules
• updated British Columbia Supreme Court and Court of Appeal practice directions

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CLEBC Legal Editor
Laura C. Selby
lselby@cle.bc.ca

• Federal Child Support Guidelines
• Schedule I—Federal Child Support Tables (British Columbia only)
• Schedule II—Comparison of Household Standards of Living Test
• Schedule III—Adjustments to Income

• FPD-1—Adoption Applications
• FPD-2—Applications Made by Requisition Supported by Letter Pursuant to Supreme Court Family Rules 7-1(4), 14-3(4) and 22-6(4)
• FPD-6—Short Notice Applications—Family
• FPD-9—Return Applications under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction—Procedural Requirements
• FPD-10—Standard Directions for Appeals from Provincial Court—Family Law Act
• FPD-11—Divorce Applications
• FPD-12—Judicial Case Conferences

Civil Practice Directions That Apply to Family Law Cases

• PD-9—Fax Filing Registries Fax Numbers
• PD-11—Gowning Policy for Counsel
• PD-18—Request to Appear Before a Specific Judge, Master or Registrar
• PD-25—Notices of Trial and Trial Certificates
• PD-26—Orders
• PD-27—Corresponding with the Court
• PD-28—Chambers Practice
• PD-35—Sealing Orders in Civil and Family Proceedings
• PD-37—Consent Order to Waive Trial Management Conference
• PS-42—Masters' Jurisdiction
• PD-43—Civil Marriage Act—Procedures for Divorce