Series GR-2695 - Chilliwack Supreme Court adoption case files

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Chilliwack Supreme Court adoption case files

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GR-2695

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  • 1942-1949 (Creation)
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    British Columbia. Supreme Court (Chilliwack)

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Originals, 25 cm

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(1916-)

Biographical history

The British Columbia government established a Supreme Court registry at Chilliwack (in the County of Westminster) in 1916, by Order-in-Council 0408-1916. The order, which also provided for a District Registrar, was approved by cabinet on May 5; notice was given by the Provincial Secretary’s office on May 10, 1916.

At this date (June 2022) the Chilliwack Registry of the Supreme Court continues as an active registry.

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Adoption case files.

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Transferred from Ministry of Attorney General, 1989.

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Access to adoption records cannot be provided by the BC Archives. Adoption records must be requested from the BC Vital Statistics Agency as a Freedom of Information request or by submitting an ‘Application for Service Pertaining to an Adopted Person or Birth Parent’.

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Accession number(s): G89-206

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  • Box: GR2695-0001