Legal Services

Find organizations that provide legal help in BC. Most services are free or low cost.

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Family law and poverty law advocate (Port Alberni)

Port Alberni Friendship Center
Offers a range of family law advocacy services including legal information, referral, advocacy, and help to individuals in the community. The focus is primarily on family law, including child protection, guardianship, parenting time, support, separation and divorce, and protection orders, with some assistance in other overlapping matters.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows)

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services
A team of law advocates provide information, legal assistance, referrals, and emotional and court support to victims and their families.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Fort St. John)

Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society
Family Law advocate provides support, legal information, assistance, and referrals to low-income women, men, and teens facing legal challenges related to family law. The Poverty Law advocate provides free advocacy, representation, and assistance to low-income women and men, including EI, benefits, PWD, CPP, CPP-D, FMEP, tenancy, WCB, mental health.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Fort Nelson)

Fort Nelson Aboriginal Friendship Society
The family law advocate helps with issues including child protection, guardianship, support, and separation and divorce. The poverty law advocate provides information, support, and one-on-one advocacy to get provincial and federal benefits and services. The legal advocate also helps with other issues such as debt and WCB.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Cranbrook and the East Kootenay region)

Community Connections Society of Southeast BC
Provides information and advice about child support, spousal support, legal aid, family law programs, and various legal issues related to family law, as well as income-support programs and residential tenancy concerns. Also helps with applying for legal aid, income support, and appeals.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Courtenay, BC)

Wachiay Friendship Centre
Referrals, legal advice, and representation for issues related to poverty law, including disability and other benefits, tenancy issues, debt collection, and human rights; and issues related to family law, including child or spousal support, divorce, separation, and property division.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, and Langley)

Archway Community Services
Provides information, referrals, and representation on issues including various family legal issues (including child protection issues), income assistance (applying for disability benefits and appeals, and more), housing (residential tenancy issues for tenants), and employment issues (employment insurance, employment standards, and CPP).
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law advocate (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack Community Services
The family law advocate provides legal information and help to residents of Chilliwack.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Community Legal Services

North Shore Community Resources
The family law advocate helps with issues such as divorce, parenting time, and child/spousal support. The legal advocate helps with problems involving your landlord, employment, income assistance, debt, and more. The legal information and assistance coordinator helps with legal aid referrals, wills and estates, debt, and other issues.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Sources Legal Resource Centre (family law)

Sources Community Resource Centres
Provides legal information and resources for people dealing with family law issues. Issues they help with include separation and divorce, guardianship and parenting arrangements, child and spousal support, and more. They help with court forms and preparing for court. They help with both Provincial Court and Supreme Court matters.
Last reviewed July 2024