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BC family court forms: choose the right court first

Provincial Court and Supreme Court use different forms and different procedures. Start by choosing the court your case is in.

BC Provincial Court

Provincial Court family forms

Parenting, guardianship, contact, child and spousal support, protection orders and other Provincial Court Family Rules matters.

Examples: Forms 1–20, 23, 26–29, 39, 44–50 among the guides now covered.

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BC Supreme Court

Supreme Court family forms

Divorce, family property and debt, Supreme Court support/parenting claims, applications, discovery, trials and costs.

Examples: F1–F24, F29–F56, F71/F71.1, F85/F86 and F99.1/F101/F102 among the guides now covered.

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Not sure which court? Use the BC family-law Start Here guide. Divorce is a federal matter heard in BC Supreme Court. Provincial Court also generally does not have jurisdiction to divide ordinary family property or pension interests under Parts 5 and 6 of the Family Law Act. Supreme Court has broader jurisdiction but uses different forms and procedure.

Having trouble opening a court PDF?

Some official court forms need Adobe Acrobat Reader on a computer. A phone or browser viewer may show “Please wait”, a blank page, or only part of the form.

  1. Save the PDF to your computer. Use the form download button. If necessary, right-click the link and choose “Save link as”.
  2. Open the saved file in Adobe Acrobat Reader. If it still will not open, follow BC’s official compatibility instructions for your computer.
  3. Complete the form and save it. Reopen your saved copy to check that your entries are there. Some Supreme Court forms generate extra sections when you select the claims that apply.

Official instructions for saving and opening forms (PDF) · Official Supreme Court forms user guide (PDF)

Forms 13 and 14 in the Provincial Court list link to the prescribed order PDFs on BC Laws. Those references are order forms, not the applications used to ask for a protection order or its termination.

Looking for civil Small Claims Court forms instead?

The forms above are for BC family law. Money-claim forms use the separate Small Claims Rules (for example, Notice of Claim Form 1 and Reply Form 2).

Open the BC Small Claims Court forms directory →

Help opening and saving official PDF forms

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Sources: BC Provincial Court family forms·BC Supreme Court Family forms. · Family Law Act — court jurisdiction·BC PDF opening instructions·BC Supreme Court forms user guide

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RTB-forms are separate from Provincial and Supreme Court family forms.

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