Tag: custody of the children

Bill 16 has recently been introduced into the Provincial Legislature which proposes the introduction of the new Family Law Act.  One of the dominant features of the new bill is how it changes the “best interests of the child” test in parenting decisions from the paramount consideration to the only consideration.  The new Family Law Act created by the Bill could be in force as early as the Fall of 2012.  In future entries we will be discussing how this new Act affects the law in British Columbia, and how it affects your family.  Below we discuss a recent family law case which illustrates the confusion that can arise in the family law context as a result of a lack of specificity in drafting a court order.