Common Questions by Topic

What’s the difference between civil, family, and criminal law?

What’s the difference between small claims court and the Supreme Court of BC?

Where do I start for information on Traffic, Ticket, and Bylaw Court?

How do I do my own legal research as a self-represented litigant?

How does diversion work and how can I get it?

Where do I start for information on Criminal Court?

How do I draft a final order for an undefended divorce?

My common-law partner died. What legal issues do I need to know about?

Where can I find court forms and the rules for the court?

I’ve missed a few mortgage payments and am facing foreclosure. What do I do?

My landlord hasn’t carried out repairs. Can I stop paying rent?

My landlord is threatening to evict me. What do I do?

How is income assistance different on and off reserve?

I’m going to the interview for income assistance. What do I need to know?

My home reno was a disaster. What can I do?

I work for a federally regulated industry (e.g., a bank, an airline, trucking, broadcasting), and I was discriminated against. What can I do?

I’ve been discriminated against in BC. What can I do?

What rights do people have around treatment for mental illness?

How do I apply for probate?

How do I make a will?

What do I need to know as the executor of a will?