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== Dial-A-Law ==
== Dial-A-Law ==
=== A Library of Legal Information from the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch ===
=== A starting point for information on the law in British Columbia ===
;Family Law
:[[Introduction to Dial-A-Law]]
:[[Introduction to Family Law (Script 114)]]
 
:[[Family Court (Script 110)]]
;Part 1. Consumer & Money
:[[Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes (Script 111)]]
;Cars & Getting Around
:[[Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in the Supreme Court (Script 112)]]
:[[Problem with a Used Car]]
:[[Family Violence (Script 155)]]
:[[Leasing a Car]]
:[[Separation and Separation Agreements (Script 115)]]
:[[Car Repairs]]
:[[Separation: Deciding Who Will Move Out (Script 116)]]
:[[Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims]]
:[[Requirements for Divorce and Annulment (Script 120)]]
:[[Making a Personal Injury Claim]]
:[[Desk Order Divorces: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process (Script 121)]]
:[[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim]]
:[[The Respondent in Divorce Proceedings (Script 122)]]
:[[The Points System and ICBC]]
:[[Dividing Property and Debts (Script 124)]]
;Consumer
:[[What Happens When Your Spouse Dies (Script 150)]]
:[[Problem with a Purchase]]
:[[Getting Married in British Columbia (Script 160)]]
:[[The Basics of Making a Purchase]]
:[[Changing Your Name (Script 161)]]
:[[Online Shopping]]
:[[Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements (Script 162)]]
:[[If You're Not Happy with a Service]]
:[[Your Income, Support and Property Rights (Script 148)]]
:[[Fitness Centres, Yoga Studios, and Other “Continuing Service Contracts”]]
:[[Children Born Outside Marriage (Script 140)]]
;Money & Debt
:[[Child Protection and Removal (Script 141)]]
:[[Getting a Credit Card]]
:[[Custody and Access, Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact (Script 142)]]
:[[Disputing a Credit Card Bill]]
:[[Adoption (Script 145)]]
:[[Taking Charge of Your Credit Report]]
:[[Adoption Registries (Script 146)]]
:[[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan]]
:[[Unmarried Spouses: About the Children in Your Family (Script 147)]]
:[[Collecting on a Debt]]
:[[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse (Script 156)]]
:[[When a Creditor Wants to Take Money From Your Wages or Bank Account]]
:[[Child Support (Script 117)]]
:[[You Have Options for Getting Out of Debt]]
:[[Spousal Support (Script 123)]]
:[[Dealing with Debt Collectors]]
:[[Enforcing Orders and Agreements for Support (Script 132)]]
:[[Understanding Warehouse Liens]]
:[[Income Tax Implications of Support Payments (Script 133)]]
:[[Financial Help for People with Disabilities]]
;Small Claims Court
:[[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals]]
:[[What is Small Claims Court? (Script 165)]]
:[[Your Bank Account]]
:[[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (Script 166)]]
 
:[[Being Sued in Small Claims Court (Script 167)]]
;Part 2. Work & Business
:[[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court (Script 168)]]
;Work
:[[Getting Your Judgment Paid (Script 169)]]
:[[Protection Against Job Discrimination]]
;Wills and Estates
:[[Sexual Harassment]]
:[[Making a Will and Estate Planning (Script 176)]]
:[[Farm Workers' Wages]]
:[[What Happens When You Die Without a Will? (Script 177)]]
:[[Farm Workers' Rights]]
:[[Your Duties As Executor (Script 178)]]
:[[Workers' Compensation]]
:[[The Disappointed Beneficiary (Script 179)]]
:[[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision]]
:[[Power of Attorney and Representation Agreements (Script 180)]]
:[[If You Are Fired: Wrongful Dismissal]]
;Automobiles
:[[Getting Laid Off]]
:[[Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims (Script 185)]]
:[[If You Quit Your Job]]
:[[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim (Script 186)]]
:[[Applying for Employment Insurance]]
:[[The Points System and ICBC (Script 187)]]
 
:[[Making a Personal Injury Claim (Script 188)]]
;Business
:[[Drinking and Driving (Script 190)]]
:[[Starting a Small Business]]
:[[Driving While Prohibited (Script 192)]]
:[[Incorporating a Company]]
:[[Driving Without Insurance (Script 193)]]
:[[Forming a Partnership]]
:[[Traffic Tickets (Script 194)]]
:[[Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property]]
:[[Leasing a Car (Script 196)]]
:[[Music Law]]
:[[Buying a Used Car (Script 197)]]
 
:[[Car Repairs (Script 198)]]
;Part 3. Families & Children
;Criminal Law
;Family Relationships
:[[Possession of Marijuana (Script 201)]]
:[[Introduction to Family Law]]
:[[Shoplifting (Script 202)]]
:[[Getting Married in British Columbia]]
:[[Conditional Sentences, Probation and Discharges (Script 203)]]
:[[Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements]]
:[[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare (Script 204)]]
:[[Couples Who Are Not Spouses: Your Income, Support and Property Rights]]
:[[Criminal Records and Applying for a Record Suspension (Script 205)]]
:[[Introduction to Family Violence]]
:[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment and Cyberbullying (Script 206)]]
:[[Changing Your Name]]
:[[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons (Script 210)]]
 
:[[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge (Script 211)]]
;Divorce & Separation
:[[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge (Script 212)]]
:[[Separation and Separation Agreements]]
:[[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offense (Script 215)]]
:[[Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate]]
:[[Being a Witness (Script 216)]]
:[[Requirements for Divorce and Annulment]]
:[[Applying for a Peace Bond and Filing Assault Charges (Script 217)]]
:[[Desk Order Divorce: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process]]
:[[Firearms and Firearms Act (Script 242)]]
:[[Responding to Divorce Proceedings]]
:[[Complaints Against the RCMP (Script 220)]]
:[[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements, and Contact]]
:[[Complaints Against Municipal Police (Script 221)]]
:[[Introduction to Child Support]]
:[[Young People and Criminal Law (Script 225)]]
:[[Introduction to Spousal Support]]
:[[Youth Justice Court Trials (Script 226)]]
:[[Enforcing Support Orders and Agreements]]
;Housing
:[[Tax Implications of Support Payments]]
:[[Selling Your House (Script 405)]]
:[[Dividing Property and Debts]]  
:[[Buying a House (Script 406)]]
 
:[[Buying a Condominium (Script 407)]]
;Children
:[[Mortgages and Financing a House Purchase (Script 408)]]
:[[Children's Rights]]
:[[Foreclosure (Script 415)]]
:[[Children Born Outside Marriage]]
:[[Builders Liens (Script 268)]]
:[[Adoption of a Child]]
:[[Neighbour Law (Script 400)]]
:[[Adoption Registries]]
:[[Owning a Condominium (Script 401)]]
:[[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse]]
:[[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties (Script 402)]]
:[[Child Protection and Removal]]  
:[[Home Repair Contractors (Script 409)]]
 
:[[Residential Tenancy (Script 410)]]
;Resolving Family Disputes
;Employment and Social Benefits
:[[Mediation, Collaborative Negotiation, and Arbitration]]
:[[If You're Fired - Wrongful Dismissal (Script 241)]]
:[[Provincial (Family) Court]]
:[[Protection Against Job Discrimination (Script 270)]]
:[[Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in Supreme Court]]
:[[Sexual Harassment (Script 271)]]
 
:[[Farm Workers' Wages (Script 273)]]
;Part 4. Life
:[[Farm Workers' Rights (Script 274)]]
;Health
:[[Termination Under the BC ''Employment Standards Act'' (Script 280)]]
:[[Adults and Consent to Health Care]]
:[[Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits (Script 282)]]
:[[Children and Consent to Health Care]]
:[[Workers' Compensation (Script 285)]]
:[[Getting Your Medical Records]]
:[[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision (Script 286)]]
:[[Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person]]
:[[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals (Script 288)]]
:[[If You Have a Problem with a Doctor]]
:[[Financial Help for People with Disabilities (Script 289)]]
:[[Medical Malpractice]]
;Credit, Debt and Consumer
 
:[[Your Bank Account (Script 245)]]
;Home & Neighbours
:[[Buying Goods on Credit, Credit Cards and Credit Bureaus (Script 246)]]
:[[Buying a Home]]
:[[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan (Script 248)]]
:[[Buying a Condominium]]
:[[Collection of Debts (Script 250)]]
:[[Mortgages and Financing a Home Purchase]]
:[[Garnishment (Script 251)]]
:[[Selling Your Home]]
:[[Harassment by Debt Collectors (Script 252)]]
:[[Builders Liens]]
:[[When You Can't Pay Your Debts (Script 253)]]
:[[Owning a Condominium]]
:[[Warehouse Liens (Script 254)]]
:[[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties]]
:[[Door-to-Door Sales, Time-Shares and Contracts You Can Cancel (Script 255)]]
:[[Residential Tenancy]]  
:[[Shopping by Phone, Mail or the Internet (Script 256)]]
:[[Neighbour Law]]
:[[Buying Defective Goods (Script 257)]]
:[[Home Repair Contractors]]
:[[Receiving Unsatisfactory Services (Script 258)]]
:[[Foreclosure]]
:[[Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes (Script 260)]]
 
:[[Class Actions in British Columbia (Script 233)]]
;Rights & Citizenship
;Commercial Law
:[[Defamation: Libel and Slander]]
:[[Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks and Copyright (Script 231)]]
:[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy]]
:[[Music Law: Copyright and Trademarks (Script 264)]]
:[[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection]]
:[[Starting a Small Business (Script 265)]]
:[[Charter Rights: Overview]]
:[[Forming a Partnership (Script 266)]]
:[[Charter Rights: Legal Rights]]
:[[Forming a Private Company (Script 267)]]
:[[Charter Rights: Equality Rights]]
;Your Rights
:[[Aboriginal Law]]
:[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Legal Rights (Script 200)]]
:[[Immigrating to British Columbia]]
:[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Overview (Script 230)]]
:[[Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse]]
:[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Equality Rights (Script 232)]]
 
:[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (Script 235)]]
;Wills, Planning & Estates
:[[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection (Script 236)]]
:[[Preparing a Will and Estate Planning]]
:[[Aboriginal Law (Script 237)]]
:[[Challenging a Will]]
:[[Children's Rights (Script 238)]]
:[[Your Duties As Executor]]
:[[Senior Law and Elder Abuse (Script 239)]]
:[[When Someone Dies Without a Will]]
:[[Defamation: Libel and Slander (Script 240)]]
:[[When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies]]
:[[Immigrating to British Columbia (Script 290)]]
:[[Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements]]
;Health Law
:[[Committeeship]]
:[[Medical Malpractice (Script 420)]]
 
:[[Getting Your Medical Records (Script 421)]]
;Part 5. Courts & Crime
:[[Children and Consent to Medical Care (Script 422)]]
;Courts & Resolving Disputes
:[[Making a Complaint Against Your Doctor (Script 423)]]
:[[Resolving Disputes Without Going to Court]]
:[[Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person (Script 425)]]
:[[Our Court System in a Nutshell]]
:[[Committeeship (Script 426)]]
:[[Starting a Lawsuit]]
:[[Adults and Consent to Medical Care (Script 428)]]
:[[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court]]
;Lawyers, Legal Services and Courts
:[[Being Sued in Small Claims Court]]
:[[Low Cost and Free Legal Services (Script 430)]]
:[[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court]]
:[[The Law Society, Bar Associations and Law Foundation (Script 431)]]
:[[Appearing in Court by Phone]]
:[[Our Court System and Solving Disputes (Script 432)]]
:[[Getting Your Judgment Paid]]
:[[Appearing in Court by Phone (Script 433)]]
:[[Class Actions in British Columbia]]
:[[Choosing a Lawyer (Script 435)]]
 
:[[If You Have a Problem With Your Lawyer (Script 436)]]
;Crime
:[[Lawyers' Fees (Script 438)]]
:[[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons]]
:[[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge]]
:[[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge]]
:[[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare]]
:[[Possession of Marijuana]]
:[[Shoplifting]]
:[[Impaired Driving]]
:[[Driving While Prohibited]]
:[[Driving Without Insurance]]
:[[Traffic Tickets]]
:[[Conditional Sentences, Probation, and Discharges]]
:[[Criminal Records & Record Suspensions]]
:[[Being a Witness]]
:[[Complaints Against the RCMP]]
:[[Complaints Against the Municipal Police]]
:[[Firearms and the Firearms Act]]
:[[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence]]
:[[Peace Bonds and Assault Charges]]
:[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment, and Cyberbullying]]
:[[Young People and Criminal Law]]
:[[Youth Justice Court Trials]]
 
;Legal Help & Lawyers
:[[Free and Low-Cost Legal Help]]
:[[Choosing a Lawyer]]
:[[Lawyers' Fees]]
:[[If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer]]
:[[The Law Society, Bar Associations, and Law Foundation]]
 


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Dial-A-Law

A starting point for information on the law in British Columbia

Introduction to Dial-A-Law
Part 1. Consumer & Money
Cars & Getting Around
Problem with a Used Car
Leasing a Car
Car Repairs
Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims
Making a Personal Injury Claim
Making a Vehicle Damage Claim
The Points System and ICBC
Consumer
Problem with a Purchase
The Basics of Making a Purchase
Online Shopping
If You're Not Happy with a Service
Fitness Centres, Yoga Studios, and Other “Continuing Service Contracts”
Money & Debt
Getting a Credit Card
Disputing a Credit Card Bill
Taking Charge of Your Credit Report
Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan
Collecting on a Debt
When a Creditor Wants to Take Money From Your Wages or Bank Account
You Have Options for Getting Out of Debt
Dealing with Debt Collectors
Understanding Warehouse Liens
Financial Help for People with Disabilities
Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals
Your Bank Account
Part 2. Work & Business
Work
Protection Against Job Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Farm Workers' Wages
Farm Workers' Rights
Workers' Compensation
Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision
If You Are Fired: Wrongful Dismissal
Getting Laid Off
If You Quit Your Job
Applying for Employment Insurance
Business
Starting a Small Business
Incorporating a Company
Forming a Partnership
Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property
Music Law
Part 3. Families & Children
Family Relationships
Introduction to Family Law
Getting Married in British Columbia
Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements
Couples Who Are Not Spouses: Your Income, Support and Property Rights
Introduction to Family Violence
Changing Your Name
Divorce & Separation
Separation and Separation Agreements
Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate
Requirements for Divorce and Annulment
Desk Order Divorce: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process
Responding to Divorce Proceedings
Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements, and Contact
Introduction to Child Support
Introduction to Spousal Support
Enforcing Support Orders and Agreements
Tax Implications of Support Payments
Dividing Property and Debts
Children
Children's Rights
Children Born Outside Marriage
Adoption of a Child
Adoption Registries
Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
Child Protection and Removal
Resolving Family Disputes
Mediation, Collaborative Negotiation, and Arbitration
Provincial (Family) Court
Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in Supreme Court
Part 4. Life
Health
Adults and Consent to Health Care
Children and Consent to Health Care
Getting Your Medical Records
Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person
If You Have a Problem with a Doctor
Medical Malpractice
Home & Neighbours
Buying a Home
Buying a Condominium
Mortgages and Financing a Home Purchase
Selling Your Home
Builders Liens
Owning a Condominium
Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties
Residential Tenancy
Neighbour Law
Home Repair Contractors
Foreclosure
Rights & Citizenship
Defamation: Libel and Slander
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Human Rights and Discrimination Protection
Charter Rights: Overview
Charter Rights: Legal Rights
Charter Rights: Equality Rights
Aboriginal Law
Immigrating to British Columbia
Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse
Wills, Planning & Estates
Preparing a Will and Estate Planning
Challenging a Will
Your Duties As Executor
When Someone Dies Without a Will
When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies
Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements
Committeeship
Part 5. Courts & Crime
Courts & Resolving Disputes
Resolving Disputes Without Going to Court
Our Court System in a Nutshell
Starting a Lawsuit
Suing Someone in Small Claims Court
Being Sued in Small Claims Court
Going to Trial in Small Claims Court
Appearing in Court by Phone
Getting Your Judgment Paid
Class Actions in British Columbia
Crime
If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons
Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge
Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge
Outstanding Warrants and Welfare
Possession of Marijuana
Shoplifting
Impaired Driving
Driving While Prohibited
Driving Without Insurance
Traffic Tickets
Conditional Sentences, Probation, and Discharges
Criminal Records & Record Suspensions
Being a Witness
Complaints Against the RCMP
Complaints Against the Municipal Police
Firearms and the Firearms Act
Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence
Peace Bonds and Assault Charges
Stalking, Criminal Harassment, and Cyberbullying
Young People and Criminal Law
Youth Justice Court Trials
Legal Help & Lawyers
Free and Low-Cost Legal Help
Choosing a Lawyer
Lawyers' Fees
If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer
The Law Society, Bar Associations, and Law Foundation