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Links This is a list of useful external links which are each mentioned elsewhere on this site: BC Association of Social Workers Child support guidelines for BC Family Justice Services Division JP Boyd’s BC Family Law The Law Foundation of BC Legal Services Society Legal Services Society Family Law in BC Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General PovNet Residential Tenancy Act and Regulations Residential Tenancy Office Tenant’s Rights Action Coalition The National Crime Prevention Strategy Your Welfare Rights Free Legal Advice Legal Aid www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/legal_aid_offices.asp To apply for Legal Aid, call Rick Strahl at 1-877-426-4066 (Cranbrook). Rick is in Nelson on Fridays at Kootenay Career Development (above the post office) for people to drop in and apply. LawLINE 1-866-577-2525 www.lss.bc.ca Free service for low-income people provided by the Legal Services Society. Get free legal information and advice on legal issues, including:
• Criminal problems
LawLINE hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; and 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.• Debt problems • Family disputes • Housing concerns • Immigration issues • Pensions and benefits • Welfare Dial-A-Law 1-800-565-5297 www.dialalaw.org A library of recorded scripts prepared by lawyers. It offers general information on a variety of topics on law in BC for free, but not legal advice. Pro Bono Law Clinics Meet with a Vancouver lawyer by video; located in Trail every other Tuesday. Call Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre to schedule (not by drop in) at 250-364-2326. Family Law Duty Counsel There is a ‘duty counsel’ lawyer present on Family Court days in Nelson and Rossland. Duty counsel will help you with your case in court if you do not have a lawyer of your own. To find out when there are Family Court days, call the court registrar at 354-6165 (Nelson) and 362-7368 Rossland. Family Law www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca The Legal Services Society provides information on custody, access, support only - not spousal support or property issues. LawLINK Legal Services Society www.lawlink.bc.ca Electronic Law Library www.bcpl.gov.bc.ca/ell Legal Services Society website Inexpensive Legal Advice Lawyer Referral Service 1-800-663-1919 www.cba.org/BC/Initiatives/main/lawyer_referral.aspx A program that connects you with the right lawyer. Lawyers who participate in the program offer an initial consultation of up to 30 minutes at a small fee of $25 plus taxes. |
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