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Family Law Act

[SBC 2011] CHAPTER 25

Assented to November 24, 2011

Contents
Part 1 — Interpretation
  Definitions
  General interpretation
  Spouses and relationships between spouses
Part 2 — Resolution of Family Law Disputes
Division 1 — Resolution Out of Court Preferred
  Purposes of Part
  Duty to disclose
  Agreements respecting family law disputes generally
  Replacing agreements
  Duties of family dispute resolution professionals
  Duties of parties respecting family dispute resolution
Division 2 — Family Justice Counsellors
  10  Family justice counsellors
  11  Confidentiality of information
  12  Family justice counsellors not to be compelled
  13  Information obtained while receiving assistance
Division 3 — Parenting Coordinators
  14  Parenting coordinators
  15  When parenting coordinators may assist
  16  Information sharing for parenting coordination
  17  Assistance from parenting coordinators
  18  Determinations by parenting coordinators
  19  Confirming, changing or setting aside determinations
Part 3 — Parentage
Division 1 — General Matters
  20  Interpretation
  21  Void and voidable marriages
  22  Effect of Part
Division 2 — Determining Parentage
  23  Parentage to be determined by this Part
  24  Donor not automatically parent
  25  Parentage if adoption
  26  Parentage if no assisted reproduction
  27  Parentage if assisted reproduction
  28  Parentage if assisted reproduction after death
  29  Parentage if surrogacy arrangement
  30  Parentage if other arrangement
  31  Orders declaring parentage
  32  New evidence
  33  Parentage tests
Division 3 — Orders Made Outside British Columbia
  34  Definitions
  35  Recognition of Canadian extraprovincial declaratory orders
  36  Recognition of non-Canadian extraprovincial declaratory orders
Part 4 — Care of and Time with Children
Division 1 — Best Interests of Child
  37  Best interests of child
  38  Assessing family violence
Division 2 — Parenting Arrangements
  39  Parents are generally guardians
  40  Parenting arrangements
  41  Parental responsibilities
  42  Parenting time
  43  Exercise of parental responsibilities
  44  Agreements respecting parenting arrangements
  45  Orders respecting parenting arrangements
  46  Changes to child's residence if no agreement or order
  47  Changing, suspending or terminating orders respecting parenting arrangements
  48  Informal parenting arrangements
  49  Referral of questions to court
Division 3 — Guardianship
  50  Agreements respecting guardianship
  51  Orders respecting guardianship
  52  Who is entitled to notice
  53  Appointment of guardian in case of death
  54  Loss of guardian
  55  Appointment of standby guardian
  56  Limits on appointments
  57  Appointments must be accepted to take effect
Division 4 — Contact with a Child
  58  Agreements respecting contact
  59  Orders respecting contact
  60  Changing, suspending or terminating orders respecting contact
Division 5 — Compliance Respecting Parenting Time or Contact with a Child
  61  Denial of parenting time or contact
  62  When denial is not wrongful
  63  Failure to exercise parenting time or contact
  64  Orders to prevent removal of child
Division 6 — Relocation
  65  Definition and application
  66  Notice of relocation
  67  Resolving issues arising from relocation
  68  Child may be relocated unless guardian objects
  69  Orders respecting relocation
  70  If relocation permitted
  71  Not a change in circumstances
Division 7 — Extraprovincial Matters Respecting Parenting Arrangements
  72  Definitions and interpretation
  73  Purposes
  74  Determining whether to act under this Part
  75  Recognition of extraprovincial orders
  76  Superseding extraprovincial orders
  77  Wrongful removal of child
  78  Extraprovincial evidence
  79  Referral to court
Division 8 — International Child Abduction
  80  International child abduction
Part 5 — Property Division
Division 1 — General Rules
  81  Equal entitlement and responsibility
  82  Rights and remedies of third parties
Division 2 — Determining Family Property and Family Debt
  83  Interpretation
  84  Family property
  85  Excluded property
  86  Family debt
  87  Valuing family property and family debt
Division 3 — Before Agreement or Final Order is Made
  88  Orders under this Division
  89  Orders for interim distribution of property
  90  Temporary orders respecting family residence
  91  Temporary orders respecting protection of property
Division 4 — Dividing Family Property and Family Debt
  92  Agreements respecting property division
  93  Setting aside agreements respecting property division
  94  Orders respecting property division
  95  Unequal division by order
  96  Division of excluded property
  97  Giving effect to property division
Division 5 — Enforcing and Protecting Property Interests
  98  Definitions
  99  Filing in land title office
  100  Filing in personal property registry
  101  Orders for postponement, cancellation or discharge
  102  Donor of gift is party to agreement
  103  Enforceability of interest in property
  104  Rights under this Part
Division 6 — Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Rules
  105  Definitions and interpretation
  106  Determining whether to act under this Part
  107  Applicable internal law
  108  Choice of law rules
  109  Extraprovincial property
Part 6 — Pension Division
Division 1 — General Matters
  110  Definitions
  111  Benefits to be determined in accordance with this Part
  112  Original agreements and orders
  113  Designation of limited members
Division 2 — Division of Benefits in Local Plans
  114  Local defined contribution plans
  115  Local defined benefit plans
  116  Local hybrid plans
  117  Local plans after pension commencement
Division 3 — Division of Other Benefits
  118  Annuities
  119  Supplemental pension plans
  120  Compensation for lost supplemental benefits
  121  Benefits for specified individuals
  122  Disability benefits
  123  Extraprovincial plans
Division 4 — Death of Member or Limited Member
  124  Death of member or limited member
  125  Entitlement to preretirement survivor benefits
  126  Waiving pension or postretirement survivor benefits
Division 5 — Other Matters Respecting Pension Division
  127  Agreements respecting division
  128  Determining compensation
  129  Reapportioning benefits
  130  Clarifying division of benefits
  131  Changing division of benefits in unusual circumstances
  132  Retroactive division of benefits
Division 6 — Administrative Matters
  133  Information from plan
  134  Agreement or order required for division of benefits
  135  Information required by plan
  136  Notice or waiver
  137  Implementing division of benefits
  138  Adjustment of member's pension
  139  Transfer of commuted value of separate pension or share
  140  Administrative costs
  141  Income tax
  142  Claim does not relieve duty to administer benefits
  143  Administrator's duties
  144  Trust of survivor and pension benefits
  145  No further entitlement after division of benefits
Part 7 — Child and Spousal Support
Division 1 — Definitions
  146  Definitions
Division 2 — Child Support
  147  Duty to provide support for child
  148  Agreements respecting child support
  149  Orders respecting child support
  150  Determining child support
  151  If parentage at issue
  152  Changing, suspending or terminating orders respecting child support
Division 3 — Child Support Service
  153  Definitions
  154  Establishment of child support service
  155  Recalculation of child support
  156  Correction of recalculation
  157  Changing, suspending or terminating recalculated amounts
  158  Information to be given to child support service
  159  Notices
Division 4 — Spousal Support
  160  Duty to provide support for entitled spouse
  161  Objectives of spousal support
  162  Determining spousal support
  163  Agreements respecting spousal support
  164  Setting aside agreements respecting spousal support
  165  Orders respecting spousal support
  166  Misconduct of spouse
  167  Changing, suspending or terminating orders respecting spousal support
  168  Review of spousal support
  169  Review of spousal support if pension benefits
Division 5 — General
  170  Matters that may be provided for in support orders
  171  Support obligations after death
  172  Separate support amounts required
  173  Priority of child support
  174  Reducing or cancelling arrears
Part 8 — Children's Property
  175  Definitions
  176  Guardian not automatically entitled to receive property
  177  Delivery of any property to trustee
  178  Delivery of small property
  179  Appointment of trustee by Supreme Court
  180  Subsequent applications respecting trustee
  181  When child's property must be delivered to child
Part 9 — Protection from Family Violence
  182  Definitions
  183  Orders respecting protection
  184  Whether to make protection order
  185  If child a family member
  186  Orders without notice
  187  Changing or terminating orders respecting protection
  188  Enforcing orders respecting protection
  189  Conflict between orders
  190  Rights not affected by Act
  191  Extraprovincial orders
Part 10 — Court Processes
Division 1 — Jurisdiction of Court Generally
  192  Supreme Court jurisdiction
  193  Provincial Court jurisdiction
  194  Overlapping court jurisdiction
  195  Provincial Court enforcement of Supreme Court orders
  196  Certain actions must not be maintained
Division 2 — Procedural Matters
  197  Complying with duties respecting family dispute resolution
  198  Time limits
  199  Conduct of proceeding
  200  Applications may be heard in party's absence
  201  Legal capacity of children
  202  Court may decide how child's evidence is received
  203  Children's lawyer
  204  Intervention by Attorney General or other person
  205  Spouse compellable as witness
  206  Exclusion of the public or from publication
  207  Information accompanying orders
Division 3 — Standing in Aboriginal Matters
  208  Guardianship of Nisa'a child
  209  Guardianship of treaty first nation child
  210  Property proceeding involving treaty lands
Division 4 — General Orders the Court May Make
  211  Orders respecting reports
  212  Orders respecting disclosure
  213  Enforcing orders respecting disclosure
  214  Orders respecting agreements
  215  Changing, suspending or terminating orders generally
  216  Court may make interim orders
  217  Interim orders before changing, suspending or terminating orders
  218  Terms and conditions of orders
  219  Persons may consent to order being made
  220  Court may make order on behalf of child
  221  Misuse of court process
Division 5 — Orders Respecting Conduct
  222  Purposes for which orders respecting conduct may be made
  223  Orders respecting case management
  224  Orders respecting dispute resolution, counselling and programs
  225  Orders restricting communications
  226  Orders respecting residence
  227  Other orders respecting conduct
  228  Enforcing orders respecting conduct
Division 6 — Enforcement Generally
  229  Service need not be proved
  230  Enforcing orders generally
  231  Extraordinary remedies
  232  Offence Act application
Division 7 — Appeals
  233  Appeals from Provincial Court orders
  234  Order under appeal remains in effect
Part 11 — Search Officers
  235  Definitions
  236  Search officers
  237  Searchable information
  238  Requesting and disclosing searchable information
  239  Requesting searchable information
  240  Disclosing searchable information
  241  Information-sharing agreements
  242  Orders respecting searchable information
  243  Restrictions on disclosure of information
  244  Offences
Part 12 — Regulations
  245  Regulations respecting family dispute resolution
  246  Regulations respecting pension division
  247  Regulations respecting child support
  248  General regulation-making powers
  249  Other regulation-making powers
Part 13 — Transitional Provisions
  250  Definition
  251  Transition — care of and time with children
  252  Transition — proceeding respecting property division
  253  Transition — pension benefits
  254  Transition — changing, suspending or terminating orders
  255  Transition — restraining orders
  256  Transition — regulations
Part 14 — Repeals, Related Amendment and Consequential Amendments
  257-259  Repeals
  260  Related Amendment
  261-481  Consequential Amendments
  482  Commencement
Schedule