Legal Resources

If someone reports that a child has been abused (or is likely to be), it starts a legal process designed to keep the child safe. Learn about child protection law.

Describes what can happen if the ministry thinks your child’s safety is at risk, including your responsibilities and rights as a parent, how you can be involved in making decisions for your child’s future, and how to avoid having to go to court.

Identifies the law around child protection for Aboriginal children in BC, sets out some aspects of the child protection/removal process, and explains parents’ and the band’s rights and responsibilities.

This booklet is for the parents or guardians of children. It talks about child abuse in families. It answers questions about the law on child abuse in Canada. This booklet may also be useful even if you are not a parent, but you believe a child you know is being abused.

Describes child and spousal support, how to track support payments, and what to do if the payor can’t or won’t pay.

Information about birth registration services and birth certificates.

This guidebook introduces what a judicial case conference is, including which forms you will need.

Discovery is the process that you (and the other party) use to determine what happened in your case. This guidebook describes the discovery process for family claims in BC Supreme Court. Topics include discovery of documents, examinations for discovery, and interrogatories.

An introduction to chambers applications for family claims, including which court forms you will need.

While a family law case is in progress, the parties may need to get an “interim order” to deal with important or urgent issues. Learn the process for Supreme Court.