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BC Provincial Court Form 1
Notice to Resolve a Family Law Matter
Starts the early-resolution process in an early resolution registry. It does not ask a judge for an order.
Plain-English guideBC Provincial Court
Family court forms explained without the legal jargon.
Not sure what Form 3, Form 10 or Form 15 actually does? Start here. These guides translate the prescribed forms into normal language while linking back to the current official BC form.
Last reviewed · Sep. 15, 2026
Important: this section explains the forms and procedure. It does not tell you what legal position to take, what evidence you should give in your own case, or what a judge will decide.
Quick “which form?” guide
- Early-resolution registry, before court application: Form 1
- Asking for family-law orders: Form 3
- Financial disclosure for support: Form 4
- Responding to Form 3: Form 6
- Procedural/case-management order: Form 10
- Allowed case-management request without notice/attendance: Form 11
- Defined priority parenting issue: Form 15
- Everyone agrees to the family-law order: Form 17 + draft Form 18
Why this guide exists
I went through the BC family-law process myself and found the forms much harder to understand than they needed to be. Once I understood what each form was actually asking for, the process became much easier to manage. These guides explain the forms in plain English.
Based on lived experience and checked against current official BC forms and rules. Not legal advice.Forms covered in this section
These eight guides focus on forms people often encounter when a Provincial Court family-law matter is started, answered, managed or resolved. More forms can be added when there is enough useful explanation to justify a full guide.
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BC Provincial Court Form 3
Application About a Family Law Matter
The main Provincial Court form for asking for parenting, support, contact, guardianship, spousal-support, or companion-animal orders.
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BC Provincial Court Form 4
Financial Statement
The sworn financial disclosure form commonly used for child support and spousal support issues.
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BC Provincial Court Form 6
Reply to an Application About a Family Law Matter
Your formal response when someone has served you with a Form 3 application — with an optional counter-application if you want your own orders.
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BC Provincial Court Form 10
Application for Case Management Order
A procedural/case-management application — often about how the case will move forward, disclosure, scheduling or other management issues.
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BC Provincial Court Form 11
Application for Case Management Order Without Notice or Attendance
For specific case-management orders the rules allow you to request without giving advance notice and without attending a court appearance.
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BC Provincial Court Form 15
Application About Priority Parenting Matter
A special route for the specific parenting situations the Rules define as “priority parenting matters.” It is not a general urgent-parenting form.
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BC Provincial Court Form 17
Application for a Family Law Matter Consent Order
Used when the parties actually agree on a family-law order and want a judge to review it without everyone attending court.
Plain-English guideMore forms are coming: common next candidates include Form 5 Guardianship Affidavit, Form 7 Certificate of Service, Form 8 Reply to Counter Application, Form 16 Relocation, Form 39 Request for Scheduling, Form 45 General Affidavit and Form 48 Affidavit of Personal Service.