Parenting After Separation (PAS) courses

Last updated on October 16, 2024

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Course information

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

Parenting After Separation: Finances is a free course for separated parents. It is designed to help parents understand:

How to address the financial issues connected with separating
How to develop businesslike strategies to deal with financial issues for the long term

In addition to parents, the course is appropriate for:

Extended family members
Members of the community who provide support to separating parents

Parenting After Separation: Finances will not meet the B.C. Provincial Court Rules requirement to complete a Parenting After Separation Course as part of a family law case.

This free course is available online.

Family justice links

Help and resources

Family Justice Centres also operate throughout the province, with staff who can help you with issues related to separation or divorce.
Visit Clicklaw and Family Law in BC for legal information
Contact the Lawyer Referral Service to consult a lawyer for up to 15 minutes for free
Resources from Legal Aid BC:
- Information about separation and divorce
- Guides for doing your own uncontested divorce

Child support information

Visit the Government of Canada's child support table look-up to find the base amount of child support.
Enroll your maintenance order or agreement with the BC Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA).
See if the Child Support Recalculation Service could help you annually recalculate child support without having to go to court.

Online Divorce Assistant

Joint divorce means making an application for a divorce together with your spouse. It means that you and your spouse agree about getting a divorce and that you agree about all of the family law issues relevant to your situation, such as spousal support, and the division of family property and debts.

Apply for a joint divorce

International child abduction

British Columbia has a central authority that assists left-behind parents whose children have been abducted across international borders. For more information, including contact information, please see International Child Abduction.

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