Provincial Court Family Rules: Early Resolution and Case Management Process 2020


Course Date: November 25, 2020

Full Course Materials
Total: 3h 12min
Course Agenda ▼

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)

Provincial Court Family Rules Modernization and Introduction to Early Resolution Requirements (9:05 – 9:30)

  • background and objective
  • overview of the Early Resolution and Case Management model

Nancy Carter — Executive Director, Family Policy, Legislation and Transformation Division, Justice Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Shannan Knutson — Legal Counsel, Family Policy, Legislation and Transformation Division, Justice Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

Early Resolution Process in the Justice Access Centre (9:30 – 10:15)

Oriole Courcy — Program and Policy Analyst, Family Justice Services Division, Justice Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Susan J. Loney — Co-Lead Duty Counsel, Vic West Law, Victoria
Andrew Uhlman — Andrew M. Uhlman Law Office, Family Law and Criminal Defense, Victoria

BREAK (10:15 - 10:30)

Applications for Other Orders (10:30 - 11:30)

  • orders about protection
  • orders about Priority Parenting Matters
  • Case Management Orders
    • Desk Order process
  • orders prohibiting the relocation of a child
  • Enforcement Orders
  • written response to application
  • forms

The Honourable Judge Carmen Rogers — Regional Administrative Judge, Provincial Court of BC, Victoria
Erin Smith — Senior Policy Analyst, Family Policy, Legislation and Transformation Division, Justice Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

BREAK (11:30 – 11:40)

Family Law Matters and Family Management Conferences (FMC) (11:40 – 12:20)

  • family law matters
  • application, reply, and counter application
  • consent orders
  • what happens at an FMC? what are the differences between an FMC and family remand? how to prepare for an FMC
    • judicial perspective
    • counsel perspective
  • Request for Scheduling and Notice of Intention to Proceed

The Honourable Judge Carmen Rogers — Regional Administrative Judge, Provincial Court of BC, Victoria
Susan J. Loney — Co-Lead Duty Counsel, Vic West Law, Victoria
Erin Smith — Senior Policy Analyst, Family Policy, Legislation and Transformation Division, Justice Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Andrew Uhlman — Andrew M. Uhlman Law Office, Family Law and Criminal Defense, Victoria

Transition and What to Expect in Surrey (12:20 – 12:35)

The Honourable Judge Kathryn J. Ferriss — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
Erin Smith — Senior Policy Analyst, Family Policy, Legislation and Transformation Division, Justice Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

Questions and Discussion (12:35 – 12:50)

All Faculty and Additional Resources:

Jill Appleton — Judicial Case Manager, Provincial Court of BC, Victoria
Kari Erickson — Manager, In-Court Operations, Court Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Vickie Fullerton — Registry Manager, Court Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Surrey
Sandra Wettlaufer — Senior Registry Technician, Surrey Provincial Court Family Registry, Court Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Surrey