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A Kids' Guide to Separation and Divorce |
| Provides information on changes, strategies, feelings, the law, and resources. Includes a brief Guide for Grown-Ups. Designed for children aged 5 to 12. |
Source: British Columbia. Ministry of the Attorney General. Families Change.
Date added: 2007-04-16
URL: http://familieschange.ca/kids/index.htm |
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A Teen Guide to Parental Separation and Divorce |
| Provides information to teens about what separation and divorce mean in Canada. Includes changes, strategies, emotions, the law, and resources. |
Source: British Columbia. Ministry of the Attorney General. Families Change.
Date added: 2007-04-16
Last modified: 2007-08-02
URL: http://familieschange.ca/teen/index.htm |
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Canada Pension Plan (CPP): Credit Splitting upon Divorce or Separation |
| Discusses why couples (either same-sex or opposite-sex common-law partner, or the person to whom you are married) split their CPP credits and how to do so. |
Source: Service Canada.
Date added: 2002-02-01
Last modified: 2008-01-21
URL: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/isp/pub/factsheets/creditsplit.shtml |
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Canadian Legal FAQs: Divorce Act |
| Answers frequently asked questions about divorce. |
Source: Legal Resource Centre of Alberta.
Date added: 2001-08-17
Last modified: 2007-08-15
URL: http://www.law-faqs.org/nat/div-act.htm |
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Dial-a-Law: Requirements for Divorce & Annulment |
| Discusses the legal requirements for getting a divorce and annulment. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-08-17
Last modified: 2007-03-15
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/120.aspx |
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Dial-a-Law: Child Support |
| Discusses getting getting child support if you and your spouse or partner separate or divorce. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-09-12
Last modified: 2007-03-15
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/117.aspx |
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Dial-a-Law: Dividing Up Family Assets |
| Discusses dividing up the family assets when a marriage breaks up. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-09-07
Last modified: 2007-03-15
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/124.aspx |
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Dial-a-Law: Enforcing Maintenance, Support Orders and Agreements |
| Explains how to enforce court orders and separation agreements that require spousal or child support to be paid. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-09-07
Last modified: 2007-03-15
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/132.aspx |
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Dial-a-Law: Income Tax Implications of Maintenance & Support |
| Discusses the income tax implications of spousal support (sometimes called maintenance) and child support. Please note that the reference to "spouse" applies whether you are separated or divorced, so it includes a husband or wife as well as an ex-husband or ex-wife. It also applies to former common-law spouses and former partners from same-sex gay or lesbian relationships. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-09-12
Last modified: 2007-03-15
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/133.aspx |
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Dial-a-Law: Separation and Separation Agreements |
| Reviews three different ways to separate from a spouse and discusses separation agreements, including custody of children, financial support, family home and business, property, and payment of debts. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-08-17
Last modified: 2007-03-15
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/115.aspx |
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Dial-a-Law: Separation: Deciding Who Will Move Out |
| Provides information on deciding who should move out, locking a spouse or partner out, getting a court order to make a spouse or partner move out, and what you can do if harassed after separation. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-09-12
Last modified: 2007-03-15
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/116.aspx |
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Dial-a-Law: Spousal Support |
| Discusses spousal maintenance or support payments (sometimes called alimony), which apply equally to support orders for married people and for people living in a common-law relationship or with a gay or lesbian partner. Includes information on who can claim it, how to get it, which court to go to, how the court decides, tax consequences, and length of time it is paid for. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-09-07
Last modified: 2007-03-16
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/123.aspx |
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Dial-a-Law: The Defendent in Divorce Proceedings |
| Provides information on the divorce process. Explains what the papers used to start a divorce are and how to read them, how to respond by filing for an Appearance, how to contest the divorce, and how long it takes to have the divorce granted. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-09-07
Last modified: 2007-03-16
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/122.aspx |
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Dial-a-Law: Undefended & Joint Divorces |
| Discusses the process of obtaining an undefended or joint divorce, where there are no disagreements between you and your spouse relating to custody, access, spousal or child support, and dividing your property. |
Source: Canadian Bar Association. British Columbia Branch.
Date added: 2001-08-17
Last modified: 2007-03-16
URL: http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/family/121.aspx |
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Do-It-Yourself Divorce in BC |
| Explains how to file for a divorce in BC. Discusses how to begin a do-it-yourself divorce, how to start a divorce action, what to do if you can't locate your spouse, time limits, a defended divorce, undefended divorce, joint divorce, the final stages of the proceedings, applying for a certificate of divorce, change of name and costs. |
Source: Government of British Columbia. Ministry of the Attorney General.
Date added: 2001-08-17
Last modified: 2007-03-16
URL: http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/civil/info/do_it_yourself_divorce.htm |
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Living Together, Living Apart: Common-law Relationships, Marriage, Separation and Divorce |
| Explains the basics of family law in BC. Includes information about: living common-law or being married; the process for separation and divorce; how to work out custody, support, and access issues if you have children; and how to sort out money matters. |
Source: Legal Services Society
Date added: 2007-08-02
URL: http://www.lss.bc.ca/assets/pubs/livingTogetherLivingApart.pdf |
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Parenting after Divorce |
| Offers a listing of provincial and territorial family justice services such as mediation, parent education and family court services. Provides research and reports on parenting arrangements after separation and divorce, resources for parents about the current system, and an outline of the Government of Canada's proposed Child-centred Family Justice Strategy. Available in English and French. |
Source: Canada. Department of Justice.
Date added: 2002-12-26
Last modified: 2007-03-16
URL: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/pad-rpad/ |
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U.B.C. Law Students' Legal Advice Manual - Chapter 3: Family Law |
| Chapter 3, sections IV to X, from the LSLAP Manual, provide information on divorce legislation, the jursidiction of the courts, requirements for a divorce, uncontested divorces, do-it-yourself divorce, step by step divorce procedures, alternatives, division of family assets, spousal and child maintenance, and custody, guardianship and access. |
Source: UBC Law Students' Legal Advice Program.
Date added: 2001-08-17
Last modified: 2008-08-18
URL: http://www.lslap.bc.ca/UserFiles/File/3_FamilyLaw.pdf |
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What Happens Next? Information for Kids About Separation and Divorce |
| Helps children between 9 and 12 years old learn some basic facts about family law and give them an idea of the processes that parents may go through when they split up. |
Source: Canada. Department of Justice
Date added: 2007-08-02
URL: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/pad-rpad/res/book-livre/book-livre.pdf |
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