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Mandates

Fraser Valley

To promote education and networking in the field of family law in the Fraser Valley and to create a stronger community of family law lawyers in the Fraser Valley. Our Section will promote better knowledge of family law and more collaboration among family law counsel for the purposes of better servicing our clients in the Fraser Valley.

Kamloops, Okanagan & Vancouver

Family Law covers divorce, adoption, child protection, common law and same-sex marriages, and generally all areas of family rights and responsibilities: property division; child custody, guardianship and access; mobility (moving away); child, spousal, and parental support. It also encompasses new methods of resolving such issues: family law mediation and collaborative law.

Vancouver Island

This Section addresses the needs of lawyers practicing family law in the Vancouver Island regions by organizing meetings and events in substantive areas of law, procedure, and practice ethics. This Section provides a forum for the exchange of information and opinion and promotes and supports the retention of all lawyers across Vancouver Island regions through networking, collegiality, and professional development.Family Law addresses the needs of lawyers practicing family law in the Vancouver Island regions by organizing meetings and events in substantive areas of law, procedure, and practice ethics.