What is family law?

Family law deals with a range of legal issues that arise when families break down or change. Family law deals with:

JES publishes three websites to help individuals deal with the legal and emotional realities of family law issues.

Family Law in BC (opens in a new tab): This is the primary website in BC to help people deal with family law issues. The site provides a series of guides to help people move through the legal steps of separation and divorce. It includes practical tools like a separation agreement builder, parenting plan information (opens in a new tab) and resources to calculate child support. In addition, this website provides an AI Chatbot that provides on-demand answers to your family law questions, based on legally reviewed information from the website.
HowToSeparate.ca (opens in a new tab): This website provides helpful information to support people going through separation or divorce. The site includes sections on Working it Out, Separating Finances and Going to Court.
FamiliesChange.ca (opens in a new tab): This national website provides age appropriate information for parents, teens and kids to help them deal with a family break up. It does not address legal issues. It focuses on problem solving, communication and making decisions in the best interests of the children.

Each year, Ask JES responds to thousands of family law questions. If you have legal questions about your situation, connect with Ask JES.

Family law deals with a range of legal issues that arise when families break down or change. Family law deals with:

JES publishes three websites to help individuals deal with the legal and emotional realities of family law issues.

Family Law in BC (opens in a new tab): This is the primary website in BC to help people deal with family law issues. The site provides a series of guides to help people move through the legal steps of separation and divorce. It includes practical tools like a separation agreement builder, parenting plan information (opens in a new tab) and resources to calculate child support. In addition, this website provides an AI Chatbot that provides on-demand answers to your family law questions, based on legally reviewed information from the website.
HowToSeparate.ca (opens in a new tab): This website provides helpful information to support people going through separation or divorce. The site includes sections on Working it Out, Separating Finances and Going to Court.
FamiliesChange.ca (opens in a new tab): This national website provides age appropriate information for parents, teens and kids to help them deal with a family break up. It does not address legal issues. It focuses on problem solving, communication and making decisions in the best interests of the children.

Each year, Ask JES responds to thousands of family law questions. If you have legal questions about your situation, connect with Ask JES.

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