Do you need to go to Provincial (Family) Court or Supreme Court?

for a divorce or annulment

to divide property or debts

to set aside or enforce an agreement dealing with property or debt;

for a parentage order when a child has been conceived through assisted reproduction and there’s disagreement about who all the parents are

to appoint a trustee of children's property

to arrange an adoption

for child or spousal support

for guardianship under the Family Law Act

about parenting arrangements (allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time under the Family Law Act

for contact with a child under the Family Law Act

to get a family law protection order (including an order that the other spouse must not come into the home)

to set aside or enforce an agreement dealing with guardianship, parenting arrangements, contact with a child, or spousal or child support

about relocation (whether someone is moving with or without a child)

to figure out who the father of a child is

fewer court locations

lots of paperwork

a more formal atmosphere

stricter rules

more lawyers representing people and fewer people representing themselves

you must give written evidence about your case (for example, an affidavit)

you must pay fees to file your documents

can award costs and expenses

more court locations

less paperwork

a less formal atmosphere

fewer and more flexible rules

many people representing themselves, but also lawyers representing people

you can give written and spoken evidence about your case

you don't have to pay fees to file documents

can award expenses but not costs (see Costs and expenses for more information about this)