A: Let me just say, you’re not alone in being lost. It’s a complex, and sometimes downright confusing process. That’s why its important to get a good lawyer who can talk you through it. The BC Provincial Court doesn’t have the authority to grant you a divorce, so that’s why it goes to the BC Supreme Court, or BCSC. The BCSC is something of a renaissance court. It can serve to provide judgements on issues never heard before in Court, but it can also be used to address issues already addressed in court if it feels like the outcome in the BC Provincial Court wasn’t right or was unjust through a process called appeal where the lower court decision can be reserved if that judge made a mistake.
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