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Parenting After Separation (PAS) courses

Last updated on September 19, 2025

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Parenting After Separation (PAS) Courses are free online courses for B.C. parents and other family members dealing with separation or divorce and facing decisions about: 

There are two PAS courses available:

PAS courses provide information for parents and others who have a responsibility to make decisions for children and youth. This information helps parents make careful and informed decisions about their separation. It also helps ensure those decisions are based on the best interest of the child/youth. The courses cover:

  • The impact of separation on you and your child/youth
  • Strategies to help your family adjust to change
  • Effective ways you can communicate with your child/youth’s other parent
  • How to keep your child/youth out of the middle of conflict
  • Options for resolving family disputes, including mediation, counselling and the court process.

If you are involved in a family law case in B.C. Provincial Court, you may be required to complete a PAS Course.

You can choose to take either:

For more information, please see:

Parenting After Separation: Finances

The Parenting After Separation: Finances course previously offered by Justice Education Society (JES) is no longer available. JES created How to Separate: You and Your Finances in its place. 

The Families Change British Columbia website offers parents information about finances at Moving Forward Financially.

Access free family justice services in person or virtually at Family Justice Centres and Justice Access Centres.

  • Staff across B.C. can help you understand your options during separation or divorce. They can talk with you and assess your needs, and provide information about:
    • Parenting arrangements
    • Guardianship
    • Child and spousal support
    • Contact with a child
    • Property division respecting a companion animal 
  • To find the location nearest you, see the list of Family Justice Centre locations

Take a free Parenting After Separation course.

Find more family law information and legal help:

In a joint divorce, you and your spouse apply together for a simple, uncontested divorce. You both agree on all family law issues that affect your family and only need to apply for a divorce order.

Apply for a joint divorce

 

B.C. has a central authority that helps parents when someone takes their children to another country without permission. For details and contact information visit the International child abduction page.