Legal Services

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

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Nicola Valley Advocacy Centre

Nicola Valley Community Justice Services Society
Provides legal advocacy services to people with low incomes who need legal information, advice, or representation on a wide range of legal problems such as income security, housing, disabilities, violence, and debt. It also provides public legal education and support for community organizations wishing to help clients with legal problems.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Williams Lake and area)

Women’s Contact Society
For women and men. Family Law Program help includes separation and divorce (for married or common-law), separation agreements, and child and spousal support. Poverty Law Program help includes income assistance, appeals and tribunals, disability, applications and appeals, pensions, tenancy, dispute resolution, bankruptcy and debt, and employment.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Tri-City area)

SHARE Family and Community Services Society
Free legal family law and poverty law advocacy for low-income people. The family law advocate helps with family law matters like separation/divorce, guardianship, parenting time, support, and child protection. The poverty law advocate helps with applications and reviews for income assistance, PWD, CPP, and advocacy for landlord/tenant disputes.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Terrace and area)

Terrace and District Community Services Society (TDCSS)
The Family Law advocate services include legal information, referrals, summary advice, and client advocacy for people facing family law issues such as divorce, separation, and protection orders. The Poverty Law advocate provides on-one-one advice (referral, summary advice, or full representation) to low-income clients on a variety of legal topics.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family law and poverty law advocate (Richmond)

Chimo Community Services
The family law advocacy program provides support and knowledge as you navigate through your family law issues. The outreach and advocacy program helps clients with poverty law, domestic violence, and crisis prevention issues. Volunteers will help you navigate relevant social services and resources.
Last reviewed July 2024
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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