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Four BCLI Law Reform Reports Implemented In New Family Law Act (Bill 16)

Alison Taylor — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:42:47 +0000

15 November 2011—The British Columbia Law Institute is very pleased that the new Family Law Act (Bill 16) introduced yesterday in the Legislative Assembly will implement recommendations for changes to family law contained in four of its reports.

“We are gratified that the government has clearly accepted the cogent and timely recommendations in these four reports by British Columbia’s independent law reform agency, and is proposing to enact them in this major legislative initiative,” said Jim Emmerton, executive director of BCLI.

The four reports that are reflected among the sweeping changes that the Family Law Act will make are:

Report on Pension Division on Marriage Breakdown (BCLI Report No. 44, 2006);
Report on the Parental Support Obligation in Section 90 of the Family Relations Act (BCLI Report No. 48, 2007);
Report on Appointing a Guardian and Standby Guardianship (BCLI Report No. 30, 2004); and
Report on the Need for Uniform Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Rules in Domestic Property Proceedings (BCLI Report No. 1, 1998).

The British Columbia Law Institute strives to be a leader in law reform by carrying out the best in scholarly law reform research and writing and the best in outreach relating to law reform.

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Contact: Jim Emmerton

Executive Director

(604) 822-0142

bcli@bcli.org

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Ministry of AG releases White Paper on Family Relations Act Reform

Alison Taylor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:43:44 +0000

The Ministry of Attorney General for British Columbia has released its White Paper on Family Relations Act Reform. The White Paper contemplates repealing British
Columbia’s main family-law statute, the Family Relations Act, and replacing it with a new act. The White Paper proposes far-reaching changes in many areas of family law. Included in it are proposals to implement recommendations found in four BCLI reports:

The ministry is seeking comments on the White Paper. The comment period runs to 8 October 2010. To review a copy of the White Paper, please visit the consultations page on the Ministry of Attorney General website.

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Ministry of Attorney General Releases Family Relations Act Consultation Report

British Columbia Law Institute — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:29:18 +0000

British Columbia’s Ministry of Attorney General has released its Family Relations Act Review: Report of Public Consultations. This report summarizes the responses the ministry received during public consultations on reform of the Family Relations Act held in 2007 and 2008. These consultations concerned comprehensive reform of most parts of the province’s main family law statute, addressing three BCLI projects in the process. These projects concerned division of pensions on marriage breakdown, parental support, and conflict of laws.

The report notes that respondents “generally agree that it would be helpful to clarify and simplify the pension division provisions in the Act,” and “almost unanimously agree that the provision allowing parents to claim support from their adult children should be removed from the Family Relations Act” as recommended by the BCLI. In addition, “several respondents” support adoption of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada’s Uniform Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Rules in Domestic Property Proceedings Act, as recommended by the BCLI.

For more information on the parental support project, please click here.

For more information on the choice of law rules in domestic property proceeding project, please click here.

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