Family Law Act Transition Guide

This publication is essential for: all practitioners who need to understand the Family Law Act.

Current to: July 1, 2012

Prepare for the new Family Law Act with this essential guidebook!
The Family Law Act comes into force on March 18, 2013 and brings with it a new approach to family law in British Columbia. Winner of the ACLEA Award for Professional Excellence in Publications, the Family Law Act Transition Guide is designed to help you get ready for the new Act. It includes an overview chapter that guides you through the key changes in the Act followed by a chapter focusing on the duties, roles, and skills that will be required under the new Act. The annotated Act includes the Ministry of Justice explanations on the reasons behind the sections as well as commentary prepared by leading family law practitioners which provides further guidance on particular sections of the Act. There is a table of concordance to help you identify whether a section is new or carried over from the Family Relations Act. All of this information is available in a convenient looseleaf binder and online version.

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

CONTENTS
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Chapters
1. Overview of the Family Law Act
2. Practicing Under the Family Law Act: Duties, Roles, Skills, and Process
3. Annotated Family Law Act
4. Family Law Act Table of Concordance

Features

• thoughtful overviews of the Family Law Act and the new roles, duties, and skills required by family practitioners
• practical commentary on the implications of the sections of the Family Law Act
• Ministry of Justice explanations on the sections of the Family Law Act
• complete text of the Family Law Act
• table of concordance between the Family Law Act and the Family Relations Act
• online access to electronic version with hyperlinks to primary law

Authors
Thomas G. Anderson, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, North Vancouver
Kelsey Beazer — Jenkins, Marzban, Logan LLP, Vancouver
Scott L. Booth — Jenkins, Marzban, Logan LLP, Vancouver
John-Paul E. Boyd — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger, Vancouver
Nancy J. Cameron, QC — Nancy Cameron Law Corporation, Vancouver
David C. Dundee — Paul & Company, Kamloops
Professor Elizabeth Edinger — Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, University of BC, Vancouver
Megan Ellis, QC — Megan Ellis & Company, Vancouver
Colin P. Galinski — Spectrum HR Law LLP, Vancouver
Mary E. Mouat, QC — Quadra Legal Centre, Victoria
R. Craig A. Neville — Watson Goepel LLP, Vancouver 
Jane M. Reid — Jenkins, Marzban, Logan LLP, Vancouver
Fiona K. Robin — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Meghan Selinger — Hamilton Fabbro Law Corporation, Vancouver
Monique N. Shebbeare — Heritage Law, Vancouver
Samantha P. Simpson — North Shore Law LLP, North Vancouver
William R. Storey — The Kitsilano Family Law Group, Vancouver
Theresa L. Stowe — Jenkins, Marzban, Logan LLP, Vancouver
Zara Suleman — North Shore Law LLP, North Vancouver
Jamie R. Wood — Jenkins, Marzban, Logan LLP, Vancouver