Who this guide is for and how it works

This do-it-yourself guide is for people who want to change a support, custody, guardianship, or access order in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and agree on what the order should say. We call an order that includes any or all of these issues a "family order." When both parties agree to the order, it's also called a "consent order."

You can use this guide to change custody, guardianship, or access, or to raise or lower support and cancel arrears, as long as:

• there's an existing order made by the Supreme Court of British Columbia;
• both you and the other party to the order agree to the change;
• in the case of an order for child support, the change is to an amount permitted by the child support guidelines.

Important: If either party lives outside BC, you may not be able to use this guide. Please contact a lawyer for advice.

This guide includes:

• a step-by-step description of how to change a Supreme Court order when both parties agree; and
• links to the blank forms you'll need.

Click "List of steps" below to see a list of step-by-step instructions.