Legal Information

Clicklaw BC - site provides legal information, education & help

Courthouse Libraries of BC - search digital & print collections, borrow books, explore self-help websites, librarians available to answer questions, databases of case law & legislation, with branches located throughout BC

Child Support, Department of Justice, Government of Canada - Look up child support amounts, calculate income & understand the Federal Child Support Guidelines

JP Boyd on Family Law - Information & how to guide written by BC lawyers in plain English for non-lawyers

Low Cost or Free Legal Services

Canadian Bar Association - Lawyer Referral Service - Participating lawyers provide one consultation of up to 30 minutes for $25.00

Fernwood Legal Clinic - Provides one free consultation of 30 minutes with a practicing family law lawyer in Victoria

Legal Services Society (Legal Aid) - Free legal representation for specified legal issues, including criminal law & some family law matters, for those who qualify financially