Family Justice Services (FJSD)

Family / Parenting and Legal

Provided by Government of British Columbia

Family Justice Services Division delivers services that promote resolution of family disputes within the family justice system.
Family Justice Services Division (FJSD) delivers services that promote the timely and just resolution of family disputes within a comprehensive family justice system. The following services are offered:
  • Family Justice Centres: Operates across the province. These centres are staffed by Family Justice Counsellors who can assist you with issues related to separation or divorce. They provide services free of charge to parents and other family members. Learn more about Family Justice Centre services or find the nearest centre at Family Justice Centre and Justice Access Centre locations

  • Justice Access Centres: Staff at the Justice Access Centres provide the complete range of family justice services available at Family Justice Centres with the addition of staffed Self-Help Resource Rooms where you can access in-person assistance and computers for research, court forms, and printing. Find the nearest centre at Family Justice Centre and Justice Access Centre locations.

  • Dispute Resolution: Family Justice Services Division provides free services to families who are dealing with family issues related to separation and divorce, such as parenting arrangements, guardianship, contact with a child, child and spousal support, and property division respecting a companion animal (pet).

  • Family Justice Counsellors: Accredited family mediators who provide mediation services to help families resolve their family law matters. FJCs also help their clients to prepare provincial court documents. There is no charge for their services. Services include:
    • Individual  needs assessment meetings (providing information about family law, your options, referrals to community services, etc.)
    • Consensual dispute resolution (mediation or shuttle mediation)
    • Children and youth in mediation interviews

  • Parenting after Separation (PAS) program: Offers free online courses for B.C. parents and other family members who are dealing with separation or divorce and facing decisions about guardianship, parenting arrangements, contact, child support and spousal support. They take about three (3) hours to complete. Parents must complete a Parenting After Separation course before they can move forward with an application about a family law matter in Provincial Court.

    Individuals can choose to take Parenting After Separation for Indigenous Families or Parenting After Separation (in Punjabi, French and English). Both courses provide information that helps parents make careful and informed decisions about their separation and to ensure decisions are based on the best interest of the child/youth, including:
    • The impact of separation on you and your child/youth
    • Strategies to help your family adjust to change
    • Effective ways you and your child/youth’s other parent can communicate
    • How to keep your child/youth out of the middle of conflict
    • Options for resolving family disputes, including mediation, counselling and the court process

  • Early Resolution Process: Early Resolution Requirements apply to family law matters in all Provincial Court registries in the Vancouver Coastal, Vancouver Fraser, Vancouver Island, and Interior (including Okanagan and Kootenay) regions and other locations may be designated in the future. The Early Resolution Process applies to issues under the Family Law Act. The process aims to build knowledge, support problem solving and help parties prepare for next steps. For more information contact a Family Justice Centre or Justice Access Centre. If possible, also talk to a lawyer, who can help understand the best process for a particular dispute.

Website: https://www.gov.bc.ca...

Cost: No cost

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Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Cherryville, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids (Queen Charlotte City), Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Edmonton, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Gitlaxt'aamiks (New Aiyansh), Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Grand Prairie, Granisle, Greenwood, Hanceville, Harrison Mills, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kispiox, Kitimat, Kwadacha Nation (Fort Ware), Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Okotoks, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, Yale, and Zeballos

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Family / Parenting
Legal
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