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== Dial-A-Law ==
== Dial-A-Law ==
=== A Starting Point for Legal Information in British Columbia ===
=== A starting point for information on the law in British Columbia ===
:[[Introduction to Dial-A-Law]]
:[[Introduction to Dial-A-Law]]
;Part 1. Consumer & Money
;Part 1. Consumer & Money
;Cars & Getting Around
;Cars & Getting Around
:[[Buying a Used Car (No. 197)|Buying a Used Car]]
:[[Problem with a Used Car]]
:[[Leasing a Car (No. 196)|Leasing a Car]]
:[[Leasing a Car]]
:[[Car Repairs (No. 198)|Car Repairs]]
:[[Car Repairs]]
:[[Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims (No. 185)|Insurance & Accident Victims]]
:[[Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims]]
:[[Making a Personal Injury Claim (No. 188)|Making a Personal Injury Claim]]
:[[Making a Personal Injury Claim]]
:[[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim (No. 186)|Making a Vehicle Damage Claim]]
:[[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim]]
:[[The Points System and ICBC (No. 187)|The Points System & ICBC]]
:[[The Points System and ICBC]]
;Consumer  
;Consumer  
:[[Buying Defective Goods (No. 257)|Buying Defective Goods]]
:[[Problem with a Purchase]]
:[[Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes (No. 260)|Dishonest Business Practices]]
:[[The Basics of Making a Purchase]]
:[[Shopping Online, by Phone, or by Mail (No. 256)|Shopping Online, by Phone, or by Mail]]
:[[Online Shopping]]
:[[Receiving Unsatisfactory Services (No. 258)|Receiving Unsatisfactory Services]]
:[[If You're Not Happy with a Service]]
:[[Door-to-Door Sales, Time Shares, and Other Contracts You Can Cancel (No. 255)|Contracts You Can Cancel]]
:[[Fitness Centres, Yoga Studios, and Other “Continuing Service Contracts”]]
;Money & Debt  
;Money & Debt  
:[[Buying on Credit (No. 246)|Buying on Credit]]
:[[Getting a Credit Card]]
:[[Credit Cards (No. 247)|Credit Cards]]
:[[Disputing a Credit Card Bill]]
:[[Credit Reports (No. 249)|Credit Reports]]
:[[Taking Charge of Your Credit Report]]
:[[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan (No. 248)|Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan]]
:[[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan]]
:[[Collecting a Debt (No. 250)|Collecting a Debt]]
:[[Collecting on a Debt]]
:[[Garnishment (No. 251)|Garnishment]]
:[[When a Creditor Wants to Take Money From Your Wages or Bank Account]]
:[[When You Can't Pay Your Debts (No. 253)|When You Can't Pay Your Debts]]
:[[You Have Options for Getting Out of Debt]]
:[[Harassment by Debt Collectors (No. 252)|Harassment by Debt Collectors]]
:[[Dealing with Debt Collectors]]
:[[Warehouse Liens (No. 254)|Warehouse Liens]]
:[[Understanding Warehouse Liens]]
:[[Financial Help for People with Disabilities (No. 289)|Financial Help for People with Disabilities]]
:[[Financial Help for People with Disabilities]]
:[[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals (No. 288)|Income Assistance: Reconsiderations & Appeals]]
:[[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals]]
:[[Your Bank Account (No. 245)|Your Bank Account]]
:[[Your Bank Account]]
;Old
 
:[[Introduction to Family Law (Script 114)]]
;Part 2. Work & Business
:[[Family Court (Script 110)]]
;Work
:[[Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes (Script 111)]]
:[[Protection Against Job Discrimination]]
:[[Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in the Supreme Court (Script 112)]]
:[[Sexual Harassment]]
:[[Family Violence (Script 155)]]
:[[Farm Workers' Wages]]
:[[Separation and Separation Agreements (Script 115)]]
:[[Farm Workers' Rights]]
:[[Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate (Script 116)]]
:[[Workers' Compensation]]
:[[Requirements for Divorce and Annulment (Script 120)]]
:[[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision]]
:[[Desk Order Divorces: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process (Script 121)]]
:[[If You Are Fired: Wrongful Dismissal]]
:[[The Respondent in Divorce Proceedings (Script 122)]]
:[[Getting Laid Off]]
:[[Dividing Property and Debts (Script 124)]]
:[[If You Quit Your Job]]
:[[What Happens When Your Spouse Dies (Script 150)]]
:[[Applying for Employment Insurance]]
:[[Getting Married in British Columbia (Script 160)]]
 
:[[Changing Your Name (Script 161)]]
;Business
:[[Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements (Script 162)]]
:[[Starting a Small Business]]
:[[Your Income, Support and Property Rights (Script 148)]]
:[[Incorporating a Company]]
:[[Children Born Outside Marriage (Script 140)]]
:[[Forming a Partnership]]
:[[Child Protection and Removal (Script 141)]]
:[[Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property]]
:[[Custody and Access, Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact (Script 142)]]
:[[Music Law]]
:[[Adoption (Script 145)]]
 
:[[Adoption Registries (Script 146)]]
;Part 3. Families & Children
:[[Unmarried Spouses: About the Children in Your Family (Script 147)]]
;Family Relationships
:[[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse (Script 156)]]
:[[Introduction to Family Law]]
:[[Child Support (Script 117)]]
:[[Getting Married in British Columbia]]
:[[Spousal Support (Script 123)]]
:[[Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements]]
:[[Enforcing Orders and Agreements for Support (Script 132)]]
:[[Couples Who Are Not Spouses: Your Income, Support and Property Rights]]
:[[Income Tax Implications of Support Payments (Script 133)]]
:[[Introduction to Family Violence]]
;Small Claims Court
:[[Changing Your Name]]
:[[What is Small Claims Court? (Script 165)]]
 
:[[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (Script 166)]]
;Divorce & Separation
:[[Being Sued in Small Claims Court (Script 167)]]
:[[Separation and Separation Agreements]]
:[[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court (Script 168)]]
:[[Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate]]
:[[Getting Your Judgment Paid (Script 169)]]
:[[Requirements for Divorce and Annulment]]
;Wills and Estates
:[[Desk Order Divorce: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process]]
:[[Making a Will and Estate Planning (Script 176)]]
:[[Responding to Divorce Proceedings]]
:[[What Happens When You Die Without a Will? (Script 177)]]
:[[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements, and Contact]]
:[[Your Duties As Executor (Script 178)]]
:[[Introduction to Child Support]]
:[[The Disappointed Beneficiary (Script 179)]]
:[[Introduction to Spousal Support]]
:[[Power of Attorney and Representation Agreements (Script 180)]]
:[[Enforcing Support Orders and Agreements]]
;Automobiles
:[[Tax Implications of Support Payments]]
:[[Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims (Script 185)]]
:[[Dividing Property and Debts]]  
:[[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim (Script 186)]]
 
:[[The Points System and ICBC (Script 187)]]
;Children
:[[Making a Personal Injury Claim (Script 188)]]
:[[Children's Rights]]
:[[Drinking and Driving (Script 190)]]
:[[Children Born Outside Marriage]]
:[[Driving While Prohibited (Script 192)]]
:[[Adoption of a Child]]
:[[Driving Without Insurance (Script 193)]]
:[[Adoption Registries]]
:[[Traffic Tickets (Script 194)]]
:[[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse]]
:[[Leasing a Car (Script 196)]]
:[[Child Protection and Removal]]  
:[[Buying a Used Car (Script 197)]]
 
:[[Car Repairs (Script 198)]]
;Resolving Family Disputes
;Criminal Law
:[[Mediation, Collaborative Negotiation, and Arbitration]]
:[[Possession of Marijuana (Script 201)]]
:[[Provincial (Family) Court]]
:[[Shoplifting (Script 202)]]
:[[Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in Supreme Court]]
:[[Conditional Sentences, Probation and Discharges (Script 203)]]
 
:[[Criminal Records and Applying for a Record Suspension (Script 205)]]
;Part 4. Life
:[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment and Cyberbullying (Script 206)]]
;Health
:[[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons (Script 210)]]
:[[Adults and Consent to Health Care]]
:[[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge (Script 211)]]
:[[Children and Consent to Health Care]]
:[[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge (Script 212)]]
:[[Getting Your Medical Records]]
:[[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offense (Script 215)]]
:[[Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person]]
:[[Being a Witness (Script 216)]]
:[[If You Have a Problem with a Doctor]]
:[[Applying for a Peace Bond and Filing Assault Charges (Script 217)]]
:[[Medical Malpractice]]
:[[Firearms and Firearms Act (Script 242)]]
 
:[[Complaints Against the RCMP (Script 220)]]
;Home & Neighbours
:[[Complaints Against Municipal Police (Script 221)]]
:[[Buying a Home]]
:[[Young People and Criminal Law (Script 225)]]
:[[Buying a Condominium]]
:[[Youth Justice Court Trials (Script 226)]]
:[[Mortgages and Financing a Home Purchase]]
;Housing
:[[Selling Your Home]]
:[[Selling Your House (Script 405)]]
:[[Builders Liens]]
:[[Buying a House (Script 406)]]
:[[Owning a Condominium]]
:[[Buying a Condominium (Script 407)]]
:[[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties]]
:[[Mortgages and Financing a House Purchase (Script 408)]]
:[[Residential Tenancy]]  
:[[Foreclosure (Script 415)]]
:[[Neighbour Law]]
:[[Builders Liens (Script 268)]]
:[[Home Repair Contractors]]
:[[Neighbour Law (Script 400)]]
:[[Foreclosure]]
:[[Owning a Condominium (Script 401)]]
 
:[[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties (Script 402)]]
;Rights & Citizenship
:[[Home Repair Contractors (Script 409)]]
:[[Defamation: Libel and Slander]]
:[[Residential Tenancy (Script 410)]]
:[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy]]
;Employment and Social Benefits
:[[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection]]
:[[If You're Fired - Wrongful Dismissal (Script 241)]]
:[[Charter Rights: Overview]]
:[[Protection Against Job Discrimination (Script 270)]]
:[[Charter Rights: Legal Rights]]
:[[Sexual Harassment (Script 271)]]
:[[Charter Rights: Equality Rights]]
:[[Farm Workers' Wages (Script 273)]]
:[[Aboriginal Law]]
:[[Farm Workers' Rights (Script 274)]]
:[[Immigrating to British Columbia]]
:[[Termination Under the BC ''Employment Standards Act'' (Script 280)]]
:[[Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse]]
:[[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare (Script 204)]]
 
:[[Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits (Script 282)]]
;Wills, Planning & Estates
:[[Workers' Compensation (Script 285)]]
:[[Preparing a Will and Estate Planning]]
:[[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision (Script 286)]]
:[[Challenging a Will]]
:[[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals (Script 288)]]
:[[Your Duties As Executor]]
:[[Financial Help for People with Disabilities (Script 289)]]
:[[When Someone Dies Without a Will]]
;Credit, Debt and Consumer
:[[When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies]]
:[[Your Bank Account (Script 245)]]
:[[Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements]]
:[[Buying Goods on Credit, Credit Cards and Credit Bureaus (Script 246)]]
:[[Committeeship]]
:[[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan (Script 248)]]
 
:[[Collection of Debts (Script 250)]]
;Part 5. Courts & Crime
:[[Garnishment (Script 251)]]
;Courts & Resolving Disputes
:[[Harassment by Debt Collectors (Script 252)]]
:[[Resolving Disputes Without Going to Court]]
:[[When You Can't Pay Your Debts (Script 253)]]
:[[Our Court System in a Nutshell]]
:[[Warehouse Liens (Script 254)]]
:[[Starting a Lawsuit]]
:[[Door-to-Door Sales, Time-Shares and Contracts You Can Cancel (Script 255)]]
:[[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court]]
:[[Shopping by Phone, Mail or the Internet (Script 256)]]
:[[Being Sued in Small Claims Court]]
:[[Buying Defective Goods (Script 257)]]
:[[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court]]
:[[Receiving Unsatisfactory Services (Script 258)]]
:[[Appearing in Court by Phone]]
:[[Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes (Script 260)]]
:[[Getting Your Judgment Paid]]
:[[Class Actions in British Columbia (Script 233)]]
:[[Class Actions in British Columbia]]
;Commercial Law
 
:[[Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks and Copyright (Script 231)]]
;Crime
:[[Music Law: Copyright and Trademarks (Script 264)]]
:[[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons]]
:[[Starting a Small Business (Script 265)]]
:[[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge]]
:[[Forming a Partnership (Script 266)]]
:[[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge]]
:[[Forming a Private Company (Script 267)]]
:[[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare]]
;Your Rights
:[[Possession of Marijuana]]
:[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Legal Rights (Script 200)]]
:[[Shoplifting]]
:[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Overview (Script 230)]]
:[[Impaired Driving]]
:[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Equality Rights (Script 232)]]
:[[Driving While Prohibited]]
:[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (Script 235)]]
:[[Driving Without Insurance]]
:[[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection (Script 236)]]
:[[Traffic Tickets]]
:[[Aboriginal Law (Script 237)]]
:[[Conditional Sentences, Probation, and Discharges]]
:[[Children's Rights (Script 238)]]
:[[Criminal Records & Record Suspensions]]
:[[Senior Law and Elder Abuse (Script 239)]]
:[[Being a Witness]]
:[[Defamation: Libel and Slander (Script 240)]]
:[[Complaints Against the RCMP]]
:[[Immigrating to British Columbia (Script 290)]]
:[[Complaints Against the Municipal Police]]
;Health Law
:[[Firearms and the Firearms Act]]
:[[Medical Malpractice (Script 420)]]
:[[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence]]
:[[Getting Your Medical Records (Script 421)]]
:[[Peace Bonds and Assault Charges]]
:[[Children and Consent to Medical Care (Script 422)]]
:[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment, and Cyberbullying]]
:[[Making a Complaint Against Your Doctor (Script 423)]]
:[[Young People and Criminal Law]]
:[[Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person (Script 425)]]
:[[Youth Justice Court Trials]]
:[[Committeeship (Script 426)]]
 
:[[Adults and Consent to Medical Care (Script 428)]]
;Legal Help & Lawyers
;Lawyers, Legal Services and Courts
:[[Free and Low-Cost Legal Help]]
:[[Low Cost and Free Legal Services (Script 430)]]
:[[Choosing a Lawyer]]
:[[The Law Society, Bar Associations and Law Foundation (Script 431)]]
:[[Lawyers' Fees]]
:[[Our Court System and Solving Disputes (Script 432)]]
:[[If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer]]
:[[Appearing in Court by Phone (Script 433)]]
:[[The Law Society, Bar Associations, and Law Foundation]]
:[[Choosing a Lawyer (Script 435)]]
 
:[[If You Have a Problem With Your Lawyer (Script 436)]]
:[[Lawyers' Fees (Script 438)]]


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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