New Supreme Court Family Rules
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On July 7, 2009, the B.C. government announced that the new B.C. Supreme Court Rules and a revised schedule of fees will come into force on July 1, 2010.
The new rules were developed through extensive research and a broad consultation, carried out by the Justice Review Task Force, which included the BC Justice Review family rules Internet forum. The rules were finalized by the Rules Revision Committee, a committee of senior judges, experienced private sector lawyers and others.
For more information on the new family rules, including a document highlighting key features of the rules, please see the BC Justice Review Forum website.
These are the family rules.
A table of concordance of the existing (2009) civil and family rules to the new (July 2010) rules is available here. Please note that this document lists each 2009 rule and sets out the closest corresponding 2010 rule. Blanks in the document indicate that no 2010 equivalent exists. 2010 rules that have no corresponding 2009 rule are not listed in this concordance. While we sought to ensure accuracy, this document is being posted for convenience only and should not be relied upon as legally authoritative. If you find any errors or omissions, please notify us by email to: JSB.FamilyRules@gov.bc.ca.
