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Applying for welfare involves having an eligibility interview with a worker from the BC government. You’ll need to gather a lot of information to give to the government worker at your interview. The government worker will also ask you a lot of personal questions. What to bring to the interview If your interview is in person, you should bring your...

In an undefended (or uncontested) divorce you’ll use the form for a final order to draft your divorce order for the court to approve. The form used for a final order has many other purposes, so setting it up properly to be a divorce order means you need to choose specific options. This short guide will walk you through the correct choices to set...

If you’re charged with a crime and you admit that you committed the crime, you may be able to deal with the charges without having to plead guilty or go to trial. You may be eligible for alternative measures, also known as diversion. Diversion is a program of community supervision by a probation office. You have to be recommended for diversion by...

Foreclosure is a court process where the lender tries to take the property you mortgaged because you haven’t paid your mortgage. When you miss a payment, your lender may send you a reminder letter immediately. If they don’t hear from you or don’t receive the missed payment after that, they will send you a demand letter. In BC, the lender must send...

Court forms and the rules of the court are maintained in several places online. This list will help connect you to the current version. Forms are available as fillable PDFs. If the forms aren’t loading in your web browser and you’re seeing a screen that says “Please wait . . .” at the top, try downloading the files first and opening the files...

The law says that your landlord can only evict you for certain reasons. In other words, your landlord can only evict you if there is cause. They must give you written notice that gives the reasons for the eviction and how you can challenge the eviction. The amount of notice the landlords must give you depends on the reason they want to evict you...