Making an interim / non-final order into a final order requires various steps depending on the court level.
BC Provincial Court:
According to the Family Law in BC website if both parties have reached an agreement they can ask the court to make an interim order final. To make an interim order final:
- file a Request (Form 18)
- then a Consent (Form 19)
- a draft Consent Order (Form 20)
- and any applicable affidavits.
BC Supreme Court:
There are a few ways to turn a non-final order into a final order at the BC Supreme Court level if you both agree.
If both parties are in agreement with one another they can file a Notice of Joint Family Claim (Form F1).
Under BC Supreme Court Family Rule 2-1 a separation agreement can be written and a signed copy filed in the court registry.
BC Supreme Court Family Rule 10-10 spells out the process for obtaining a final order by desk order. A desk Order can be filed if all parties agree on all the orders you want the court to make. Filing a desk order means you do not have to appear in court.
The British Columbia Family Practice Manual has chapters and sections dealing with non-final and final orders at the BC Supreme Court level. The manual specifies that procedures for non-final orders depend on whether the application is by consent, without notice or urgent. Consent and without notice applications can proceed by desk order. BC Supreme Court Family Rule 10-6 discusses applications that are opposed and heard in chambers.
- Get a final family order in Provincial Court if you both agree – Legal Aid BC
- Provincial Family Forms – Government of BC
- Getting a final family order in Supreme Court if you both agree – Legal Aid BC
- Supreme Court Family Forms – Government of BC
- Supreme Court Family Rules – BC Laws
- "Obtaining Court-ordered Interim Relief". By Continuing Legal Education Society of BC, British Columbia family practice manual – on-site at Courthouse Libraries