Effective Date: 13 December 2023
FAM 10
Purpose
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to clarify: (1) the use of electronic signatures on forms* and orders made under the Family Law Act, S.B.C. 2011, c. 25 (FLA), Child, Family and Community Service Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 46 (CFCSA), Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 127 (FMEA), Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 29, and Adult Guardianship Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 6. (collectively “Family Form or Order”); and (2) the method by which counsel must file Family Orders.
* For the purpose of this Practice Direction, “form” means a court form where a signature is required, but does not include a Financial Statement or an Affidavit.
Application
This practice direction applies to all court registries in the Province.
Download Provincial Court of BC FAM 10