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== Legal Help for British Columbians ==
=== A guide to help non-legal professionals make legal referrals for their clients ===
:[[Introduction to Legal Help for British Columbians]]
;Getting Started
:[[Know Any Good Lawyers?]]
;Part 1: Common Legal Problems
;Complaints of Abuse by Authorities
:[[Complaints about Police and Other Authorities]]
:[[I Was Harassed or Assaulted by the Police]]
:[[A Provincial Government Worker Was Abusive to Me]]
:[[A Federal Government Worker Was Abusive to Me]]
:[[I Was Abused in a Residential School]]
;Consumer and Debt
:[[Consumer and Debt Problems]]
:[[I Don't Have Enough Money to Pay My Debts]]
:[[The Bank Is Threatening Foreclosure on My Home]]
:[[A Debt Collector Is Harassing Me]]
:[[I Bought a Product from a Door-to-Door Salesperson and No Longer Want It]]
:[[My Car Broke Down and the Dealer Won't Fix It]]
:[[I Want to Get out of My Cellphone Contract]]
;Criminal Law
:[[Criminal Law Problems]]
:[[I've Been Charged with a Criminal (or Youth) Offence and Have to Go to Court]]
:[[I've Been Accused of a Criminal Offence and Have Been Offered "Diversion", "Restorative Justice" or "Alternative Measures"|I Have Been Offered "Diversion", "Restorative Justice" or "Alternative Measures"]]
:[[I've Been Charged with a Criminal (or Youth) Offence and Want to Change My Release Conditions so I Can Have Contact with My Spouse or Children| I Want to Change My Release Conditions so I Can Have Contact with My Spouse or Children]]
:[[I've Been Charged with a Criminal (or Youth) Offence out-of-Town and Want to Move the Case Closer to Home|I Was Charged out-of-Town and Want to Move the Case Closer to Home]]
:[[I Want to Have My Criminal Record Removed]]
:[[I Want My Criminal Case to Be Dealt with in First Nations Court]]
;Employment Law
:[[Employment Law Problems]]
:[[My Employer Isn't Paying My Wages]]
:[[I Have Been Dismissed (Fired) without Just Cause]]
:[[I've Been Turned Down for Employment Insurance Benefits]]
:[[I've Been Cut off Workers' Compensation Benefits]]
;Family Law
:[[Family Law Problems]]
:[[I Have a Family Problem and I Want to Resolve It out of Court]]
:[[I Just Separated from the Other Parent of My Children]]
:[[My Partner Is Abusing Me and My Kids]]
:[[My Ex Is Not Paying Child Support]]
:[[I Am Having Challenges with My Children and Don't Want the Ministry to Remove Them]]
:[[The Ministry Has Taken My Kids]]
;Housing
:[[Housing Problems]]
:[[My Landlord Wants to Enter My Unit without My Permission]]
:[[My Landlord Wants to Evict Me]]
:[[My Landlord Wants to Keep My Deposit]]
;Human Rights
:[[Human Rights Problems]]
:[[I Am Being Discriminated against or Sexually Harassed]]
;Immigration Law
:[[Immigration Law Problems]]
:[[I Want to Claim Refugee Status in Canada]]
:[[I'm a Permanent Resident and Have Been Charged with a Criminal Offence]]
:[[My Husband Sponsored Me and We Have Now Separated]]
;Mental Health
:[[Mental Health Law Problems]]
:[[A Relative Has Been Held against Their Will in a Mental Health Facility]]
;Personal Planning
:[[Personal Planning Problems]]
:[[I Want to Get My Affairs in Order in Case I Become Incapable]]
:[[I Want to Help a Friend or Relative Manage Their Affairs]]
;Suing and Being Sued
:[[Suing and Being Sued]]
:[[I Am Being Sued — What Should I Expect?]]
:[[I Need to Take Someone to Court — What's the Process?]]
;Welfare and Disability
:[[Welfare and Disability Problems]]
:[[I Have No Money for Food or Shelter]]
:[[I Have Been Denied or Cut off Welfare]]
:[[I Need to Apply for Disability Benefits]]
:[[I'm Being Investigated by the Welfare Ministry]]
;Wills and Estates
:[[Wills and Estates Problems]]
:[[I Want to Write a Will]]
:[[I Am the Executor or Administrator of an Estate]]
;Part 2: Legal Resource List
:[[Resource List for Legal Help for British Columbians]]
:[[Duty Counsel]]
:[[Legal Aid Representation]]
:[[Private Bar Lawyers]]
;Part 3: Preparing for Your Interview
:[[Preparing for Your Interview]]
;About
:[[Legal Help Guide Contributors]]

[[Category:Books|Legal Help for British Columbians]]