Family court process
How a family case actually moves — the stages, the steps that come before filing, and what happens at each court appearance. Written from the rules, and cited to them. British Columbia is covered first, in both the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court.
British Columbia
Provincial Court procedure under the Provincial Court Family Rules (B.C. Reg. 120/2020), as amended by B.C. Reg. 17/2026, and Supreme Court procedure under the Supreme Court Family Rules (B.C. Reg. 169/2009).
BC family court process
The procedural stages of a British Columbia family case, in both courts — registry types and the family management conference in the Provincial Court, the notice of family claim and the judicial case conference in the Supreme Court.
Read → Provincial CourtHow a Provincial Court family case starts
The sequence step by step — which registry you are in, the early resolution steps, the Form 3 application, personal service, the Form 6 reply, and the family management conference. Each step tied to its rule.
Read → Supreme CourtHow a Supreme Court family case starts
The sequence step by step — the Form F3 notice of family claim, personal service under Rule 6-3, the Form F4 response and its 30 days, the Form F5 counterclaim, and the judicial case conference required by Rule 7-1 (2). Each step tied to its rule.
Read → Both courtsHow to write an affidavit
An affidavit is evidence, not argument. What Rule 10-4 and Rule 171 let you put in one, the lines that get struck, how hearsay and exhibits work, and the 25-page Provincial Court limit.
Read →Other provinces
Not yet covered. Repmyself is built to add provinces as separate implementations rather than by generalising one province's rules across the country — so a province appears here only once its own rules have been worked through.
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