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The Courts, Court Forms & Case Law Resources The following links will direct you to the official websites of the courts of British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Canada, links to the Rules of Court, links to databases of the decisions of those courts, and links to each court's official forms. Another excellent source for case law is the website of the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII). Note that the electronic versions of the case law found on these sites are not the "official" versions of those decisions. While you can rely on the cases safely and no one is likely to challenge you on their legitimacy, the official versions can be found at your local law library.
Click here to go back to the Main Directory. I. The Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court in the country. It hears appeals from the courts of appeal of each province and territory, as well as appeals from the Federal Court of Appeal. The court also hears references from the federal government.
Back to the top of the page. II. The Court of Appeal for British Columbia The superior courts of this province are the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Court of Appeal for British Columbia. The Court of Appeal is the highest court in the province and hears appeals from the decisions of the Supreme Court.
Back to the top of the page. III. The Supreme Court British Columbia The superior courts of this province are the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Court of Appeal for British Columbia. The Supreme Court and the Provincial (Family) Court are where almost all family law litigation occurs. A. Links
A table of the sample Supreme Court forms demonstrated in this website is available in the Site Map & Index section. B. Downloads The following forms are modified verions of those used by the author and are made available in editable Microsoft Word .DOC format. Areas where you must supply information or make a choice are set in green type. The forms available in this segment will be expanded from time to time as I am able to add new documents. Examples of what some of these forms look like when completed are available in the chapters:
After you click on the following links, your browser should give you two choices: to OPEN the file or to SAVE the file. If you open the file, your browser will attempt to load the document itself. If you save the file, you will be downloading the file to your computer. 1. Commencing Proceedings
2. Interim Orders
3. Disclosure of Documents and Information
4. Divorce
5. Orders
6. Other Helpful Forms
A table of the sample Supreme Court court forms demonstrated in this website is available in the Site Map & Index section. Back to the top of the page. IV. The Provincial (Family) Court The Provincial Courts, which include the criminal, small claims, youth and family courts, are the lowest level of court in the province. The Provincial (Family) Court deals with family law issues under the Family Relations Act; it cannot deal with issues about dividing property or family law issues under the Divorce Act.
A table of the sample Provincial (Family) Court court forms demonstrated in this website is available in the Site Map & Index section. Back to the top of the page. Click here to go back to the Main Directory. Site Navigation
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