Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia



Product Type: Publications - Print + Online
ISBN: 1-55258-268-x
Pages: 930
Price: $315.00


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Stay up to date on developments in family law in British Columbia

This publication is essential for: all family lawyers.

Current to: September 1, 2013

Researching family law is no small endeavour. Use the Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia as the starting point. Each chapter contains concise statements of the legal principles and identifies the leading cases in the area. Updated annually, this invaluable resource keeps the family law bar fully knowledgeable and up to date on the law in British Columbia. A project of the Vancouver Family Law Section of the BC Branch, Canadian Bar Association, this manual was prepared by leading practitioners of the BC bar and reviewed by an expert editorial board.

The book is updated each winter. Subscriptions include
online access with search capability and links to the full text of case law and legislation.

ONLINE ONLY annual subscriptions are available. Click here to subscribe.

Highlights of the 2013 update

  • thoroughly revised to chapters to incorporate the new Family Law Act
  • thoroughly revised testamentary chapter to incorporate changes under the Wills, Estates and Succession Act
  • discussion of decisions from the British Columbia Supreme Court applying the guardianship, parenting arrangements, and division of property provisions under the Family Law Act
  • discussion of decisions from the British Columbia Court of Appeal and Supreme Court on a variety of family law topics

CLEBC Legal Editor
Laura C. Selby
lselby@cle.bc.ca