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Title proper
Kamloops Supreme Court divorce orders, judgements, and reasons for judgement
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- textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on contents of series.
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Dates of creation area
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1981-2001, predominant 1981-1999 (Creation)
- Creator
- British Columbia. Supreme Court (Kamloops)
Physical description area
Physical description
6.5 m of textual records
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Scope and content
The series consists of original divorce orders, judgements and reasons for judgements created between 1981 and 2001 by the Kamloops Supreme Court registry. Between 1968 and 1985, a judgement by way of decree nisi required a three-month waiting period before a judgement by way of decree absolute could be applied for. During this time, a divorce was not legally in effect without a decree absolute. After 1985, divorce orders automatically came into effect 31 days after the divorce was granted, barring an appeal. Reasons for judgment are available for some, but not all, divorces.
Between 1981-1985, the records are arranged by file number and there may be several records with the same file number grouped together, each with different entered dates. The years listed in the attached finding aid appear to be based on the date that a divorce was first initiated, but this is not verifiable or consistent across the records. Starting in late 1985, the records are arranged by volume and file number, and dates used in the finding aid are the court registry’s entered date. Reasons for judgement from 1991-2001 have been arranged separately, by file number, within box 27. A nominal finding aid for only those reasons for judgement is available at the end of the attached file list. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51440-25.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Containers 11-15 (folder 8) were transferred from the Kamloops Court Registry in August 2002 and containers 15 (folder 9)-31 in January 2016.
Arrangement
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Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Associated materials
See GR-3254 for indexes to divorce orders up to 1983.
If a divorce took place in 1983 or later, researchers must contact the Kamloops Court Registry for a volume and folio number, which are necessary to locate an order and/or judgement.
Accruals
Additional accruals are expected.
General note
Accession number(s): 83-1093
General note
Records were condensed into new boxes by the BC Archives. Refer to attached file list, rather than previous lists created by the Kamloops Court Registry, for up-to-date containers and contents.
General note
Location note: These records are kept in offsite storage and must be specially ordered. Please write to request that they be ordered in at least five business days prior to your visit.