Title and statement of responsibility area
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Victoria Supreme Court divorce case files
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- textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on contents of series.
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Date(s)
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1940-1949 (Creation)
- Creator
- British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)
Physical description area
Physical description
10.2 m of textual records
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Scope and content
Series consists of divorce case files created between 1940 and 1949 by the Victoria Supreme Court registry. Orders have been removed from this series and are filed separately as GR-1587. Typical divorce case files can include petitions, affidavits, summons, correspondence and other records relating to the case.
Records are arranged by case file numbers, which were assigned chronologically by the court registry and include the year a divorce was initiated. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51440-20.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred from the Victoria Court Registry in November 2000.
Arrangement
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Script of material
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Restrictions on access
Access to divorce records is determined by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and Supreme Court Family Rule 22-8(1)(b). Under the rules, the BC Archives can only provide divorce orders and case files to:
-Any lawyer,
-A party named in the divorce proceeding,
-A person authorized in writing by a party or their lawyer
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Associated materials
See GR-1587 for Victoria Supreme Court divorce orders (1877-1998).
Accruals
Additional accruals are not expected.
General note
Accession number(s): 83-0460
Alpha-numeric designations
Court registry number: 5939