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* '''Cars & Getting Around'''
* '''Cars & Getting Around'''
** [[Problem with a Used Car (No. 197)|Problem with a Used Car]]{{·}} [[Leasing a Car (No. 196)|Leasing a Car]]{{·}} [[Car Repairs (No. 198)|Car Repairs]]{{·}} [[Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims (No. 185)|Insurance & Accident Victims]]{{·}} [[Making a Personal Injury Claim (No. 188)|Making a Personal Injury Claim]]{{·}}  [[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim (No. 186)|Making a Vehicle Damage Claim]]{{·}} [[The Points System and ICBC (No. 187)|The Points System & ICBC]]
** [[Problem with a Used Car]]{{·}} [[Leasing a Car]]{{·}} [[Car Repairs]]{{·}} [[Insurance Benefits for Accident Victims]]{{·}} [[If You're Injured in a Motor Vehicle Accident|If You're Injured in a Motor Vehicle Accident]]{{·}}  [[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim]]{{·}} [[The Points System and ICBC]]


* '''Consumer'''  
* '''Consumer'''  
** [[Buying Defective Goods (No. 257)|Buying Defective Goods]]{{·}} [[Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes (No. 260)|Dishonest Business Practices]]{{·}} [[Shopping Online, by Phone, or by Mail (No. 256)|Shopping Online, by Phone, or by Mail]]{{·}} [[Receiving Unsatisfactory Services (No. 258)|Receiving Unsatisfactory Services]]{{·}} [[Door-to-Door Sales, Time Shares, and Other Contracts You Can Cancel (No. 255)|Contracts You Can Cancel]]
** [[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”|Continuing Service Contracts]]


* '''Money & Debt'''  
* '''Money & Debt'''  
** [[Buying on Credit (No. 246)|Buying on Credit]]{{·}} [[Credit Cards (No. 247)|Credit Cards]]{{·}} [[Credit Reports (No. 249)|Credit Reports]]{{·}} [[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan (No. 248)|Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan]]{{·}} [[Collecting a Debt (No. 250)|Collecting a Debt]]{{·}} [[Garnishment (No. 251)|Garnishment]]{{·}}[[When You Can't Pay Your Debts (No. 253)|When You Can't Pay Your Debts]]{{·}} [[Harassment by Debt Collectors (No. 252)|Harassment by Debt Collectors]]{{·}} [[Warehouse Liens (No. 254)|Warehouse Liens]]{{·}} [[Financial Help for People with Disabilities (No. 289)|Financial Help for People with Disabilities]]{{·}} [[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals (No. 288)|Income Assistance: Reconsiderations & Appeals]]{{·}} [[Your Bank Account (No. 245)|Your Bank Account]]
** [[Getting a Credit Card]]{{·}} [[Disputing a Credit Card Bill]]{{·}} [[Taking Charge of Your Credit Report|Credit Reports]]{{·}} [[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan]]{{·}} [[Collecting on a Debt]]{{·}} [[When a Creditor Wants to Take Money From Your Wages or Bank Account|Garnishment]]{{·}}[[You Have Options for Getting Out of Debt|Options for Getting Out of Debt]]{{·}} [[Dealing with Debt Collectors]]{{·}} [[Understanding Warehouse Liens|Warehouse Liens]]{{·}} [[Financial Help for People with Disabilities]]{{·}} [[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals|Income Assistance]]{{·}} [[Your Bank Account]]


===Work & Business===
===Work & Business===
* '''Work'''
* '''Work'''
** [[Protection Against Job Discrimination (No. 270)|Job Discrimination]]{{·}} [[Sexual Harassment (No. 271)|Sexual Harassment]]{{·}} [[Farm Workers' Wages (No. 273)|Farm Workers' Wages]]{{·}} [[Farm Workers' Rights (No. 274)|Farm Workers' Rights]]{{·}} [[Workers' Compensation (No. 285)|Workers' Compensation]]{{·}} [[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision (No. 286)|Workers' Compensation Appeals]]{{·}} [[If You Are Fired: Wrongful Dismissal (No. 241)|If You Are Fired]]{{·}}[[Getting Temporarily Laid Off (No. 281)|Getting Temporarily Laid Off]]{{·}} [[If You Quit Your Job (No. 280)|If You Quit]]{{·}} [[Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits (No. 282)|Applying for EI Benefits]]
** [[Protection Against Job Discrimination|Job Discrimination]]{{·}} [[Sexual Harassment]]{{·}} [[Farm Workers' Wages]]{{·}} [[Farm Workers' Rights]]{{·}} [[Workers' Compensation]]{{·}} [[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision|Workers' Compensation Appeals]]{{·}} [[If You Are Fired: Wrongful Dismissal|If You Are Fired]]{{·}}[[Getting Laid Off]]{{·}} [[If You Quit Your Job|If You Quit]]{{·}} [[Applying for Employment Insurance|Applying for EI]]


* '''Business'''
* '''Business'''
** [[Starting a Small Business (No. 265)|Starting a Small Business]]{{·}} [[Incorporating a Company (No. 267)|Incorporating a Company]]{{·}} [[Forming a Partnership (No. 266)|Forming a Partnership]]{{·}} [[Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property (No. 231)|Trademarks, Copyright & Other Intellectual Property]]{{·}} [[Music Law (No. 264)|Music Law]]
** [[Starting a Small Business]]{{·}} [[Incorporating a Company]]{{·}} [[Forming a Partnership]]{{·}} [[Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property|Intellectual Property]]{{·}} [[Music Law]]


===Families & Children===
===Families & Children===
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===Life===
===Life===
* '''Health'''  
* '''Health'''  
** [[Adults and Consent to Health Care (No. 428)|Adults and Consent to Health Care]]{{·}} [[Children and Consent to Health Care (No. 422)|Children and Consent to Health Care]]{{·}} [[Getting Your Medical Records (No. 421)|Getting Your Medical Records]]{{·}} [[Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person (No. 425)|Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person]]{{·}} [[If You Have a Problem with a Doctor (No. 423)|If You Have a Problem with a Doctor]]{{·}} [[Medical Malpractice (No. 420)|Medical Malpractice]]
** [[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'''  
* '''Home & Neighbours'''  
** [[Buying a Home (No. 406)|Buying a Home]]{{·}} [[Buying a Condominium (No. 407)|Buying a Condo]]{{·}} [[Mortgages and Financing a Home Purchase (No. 408)|Mortgages & Financing a Home]]{{·}} [[Selling Your Home (No. 405)|Selling Your Home]]{{·}} [[Builders Liens (No. 268)|Builders Liens]]{{·}} [[Owning a Condominium (No. 401)|Owning a Condo]]{{·}} [[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties (No. 402)|Co-op Housing]]{{·}} [[Residential Tenancy (No. 410)|Residential Tenancy]]{{·}} [[Neighbour Law (No. 400)|Neighbour Law]]{{·}} [[Home Repair Contractors (No. 409)|Home Repair Contractors]]{{·}} [[Foreclosure (No. 415)|Foreclosure]]
** [[Buying a Home]]{{·}} [[Buying a Condominium|Buying a Condo]]{{·}} [[Mortgages and Financing a Home Purchase|Mortgages & Financing a Home]]{{·}} [[Selling Your Home]]{{·}} [[Builders Liens]]{{·}} [[Owning a Condominium|Owning a Condo]]{{·}} [[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties|Co-op Housing]]{{·}} [[Residential Tenancy]]{{·}} [[Neighbour Law]]{{·}} [[Home Repair Contractors]]{{·}} [[Foreclosure]]


* '''Rights & Citizenship'''  
* '''Rights & Citizenship'''  
** [[Defamation: Libel and Slander (No. 240)|Defamation]]{{·}}[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (No. 235)|Information & Privacy]]{{·}} [[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection (No. 236)|Human Rights & Discrimination]]{{·}}[[Charter Rights: Overview (No. 230)|Charter Rights: Overview]]{{·}} [[Charter Rights: Legal Rights (No. 200)|Charter Rights: Legal Rights]]{{·}} [[Charter Rights: Equality Rights (No. 232)|Charter Rights: Equality Rights]]{{·}} [[Aboriginal Law (No. 237)|Aboriginal Law]]{{·}} [[Immigrating to British Columbia (No. 290)|Immigrating to BC]]{{·}} [[Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse (No. 239)|Seniors' Rights & Elder Abuse]]
** [[Defamation: Libel and Slander|Defamation]]{{·}}[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy|Information & Privacy]]{{·}} [[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection|Human Rights & Discrimination]]{{·}}[[Charter Rights: Overview]]{{·}} [[Charter Rights: Legal Rights]]{{·}} [[Charter Rights: Equality Rights]]{{·}} [[Aboriginal Law]]{{·}} [[Immigrating to British Columbia|Immigrating to BC]]{{·}} [[Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse|Seniors' Rights & Elder Abuse]]


* '''Wills, Planning & Estates'''  
* '''Wills, Planning & Estates'''  
** [[Preparing a Will and Estate Planning (No. 176)|Preparing a Will & Estate Planning]]{{·}} [[Challenging a Will (No. 179)|Challenging a Will]]{{·}} [[Your Duties As Executor (No. 178)|Duties of an Executor]]{{·}} [[When Someone Dies Without a Will (No. 177)|When Someone Dies Without a Will]]{{·}} [[When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies (No. 150)|When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies]]{{·}} [[Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements (No. 180)|Powers of Attorney & Representation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Committeeship (No. 426)|Committeeship]]
** [[Preparing a Will and Estate Planning|Preparing a Will & Estate Planning]]{{·}} [[Challenging a Will]]{{·}} [[Your Duties As Executor|Duties of an Executor]]{{·}} [[When Someone Dies Without a Will]]{{·}} [[When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies]]{{·}} [[Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements|Powers of Attorney & Representation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Committeeship]]


===Courts & Crime===
===Courts & Crime===
* '''Courts & Resolving Disputes'''
* '''Courts & Resolving Disputes'''
** [[Resolving Disputes Without Going to Court (No. 429)| Resolving Disputes Without Going to Court]]{{·}} [[Our Court System in a Nutshell (No. 432)|Our Court System in a Nutshell]]{{·}} [[Starting a Lawsuit (No. 165)|Starting a Lawsuit]]{{·}} [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (No. 166)|Suing Someone in Small Claims Court]]{{·}} [[Being Sued in Small Claims Court (No. 167)|Being Sued in Small Claims Court]]{{·}} [[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court (No. 168)|Going to Trial in Small Claims Court]]{{·}} [[Appearing in Court by Phone (No. 433)|Appearing in Court by Phone]]{{·}} [[Getting Your Judgment Paid (No. 169)|Getting Your Judgment Paid]]{{·}} [[Class Actions in British Columbia (No. 233)|Class Actions]]
** [[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|Class Actions]]


* '''Crime'''  
* '''Crime'''  
** [[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons (No. 210)|Appearance Notices & Summonses]]{{·}} [[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge (No. 211)|Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge]]{{·}} [[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge (No. 212)|Pleading Guilty]]{{·}} [[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare (No. 204)|Outstanding Warrants & Welfare]]{{·}}[[Possession of Marijuana (No. 201)|Possession of Marijuana]]{{·}} [[Shoplifting (No. 202)|Shoplifting]]{{·}} [[Impaired Driving (No. 190)|Impaired Driving]]{{·}} [[Driving While Prohibited (No. 192)|Driving While Prohibited]]{{·}} [[Driving Without Insurance (No. 193)|Driving Without Insurance]]{{·}} [[Traffic Tickets (No. 194)|Traffic Tickets]]{{·}} [[Conditional Sentences, Probation, and Discharges (No. 203)|Sentences & Discharges]]{{·}} [[Criminal Records and Record Suspensions (No. 205)|Criminal Records & Record Suspensions]]{{·}} [[Being a Witness (No. 216)|Being a Witness]]{{·}} [[Complaints Against the RCMP (No. 220)|Complaints Against the RCMP]]{{·}} [[Complaints Against the Municipal Police (No. 221)|Against Municipal Police]]{{·}} [[Firearms and the Firearms Act (No. 242)|Firearms & the ''Firearms Act'']]{{·}} [[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence (No. 215)|Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence]]{{·}} [[Peace Bonds and Assault Charges (No. 217)|Peace Bonds & Assault Charges]]{{·}}[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment, and Cyberbullying (No. 206)|Stalking, Criminal Harassment, & Cyberbullying]]{{·}} [[Young People and Criminal Law (No. 225)|Young People & Criminal Law]]{{·}} [[Youth Justice Court Trials (No. 226)|Youth Court Trials]]
** [[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons|Appearance Notices & Summonses]]{{·}} [[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge]]{{·}} [[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge|Pleading Guilty]]{{·}} [[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare|Outstanding Warrants & Welfare]]{{·}}[[Possession of Marijuana]]{{·}} [[Shoplifting]]{{·}} [[Impaired Driving]]{{·}} [[Driving While Prohibited]]{{·}} [[Driving Without Insurance]]{{·}} [[Traffic Tickets]]{{·}} [[Conditional Sentences, Probation, and Discharges|Sentences & Discharges]]{{·}} [[Criminal Records & Record Suspensions]]{{·}} [[Being a Witness]]{{·}} [[Complaints Against the RCMP]]{{·}} [[Complaints Against the Municipal Police|Against Municipal Police]]{{·}} [[Firearms and the Firearms Act|Firearms & the ''Firearms Act'']]{{·}} [[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence]]{{·}} [[Peace Bonds and Assault Charges|Peace Bonds & Assault Charges]]{{·}}[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment, and Cyberbullying|Stalking, Criminal Harassment, & Cyberbullying]]{{·}} [[Young People and Criminal Law|Young People & Criminal Law]]{{·}} [[Youth Justice Court Trials|Youth Court Trials]]


* '''Legal Help & Lawyers'''
* '''Legal Help & Lawyers'''
** [[Free and Low-Cost Legal Help (No. 430)|Free & Low-Cost Legal Help]]{{·}} [[Choosing a Lawyer (No. 435)|Choosing a Lawyer]]{{·}} [[Lawyers' Fees (No. 438)|Lawyers' Fees]]{{·}} [[If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer (No. 436)|If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer]]{{·}} [[The Law Society, Bar Associations, and Law Foundation (No. 431)|The Law Society, Bar Associations, & Law Foundation]]
** [[Free and Low-Cost Legal Help|Free & Low-Cost Legal Help]]{{·}} [[Choosing a Lawyer]]{{·}} [[Lawyers' Fees: Preventing and Solving Problems|Lawyers' Fees]]{{·}} [[If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer]]{{·}} [[The Law Society, Bar Associations, and Law Foundation|The Law Society, Bar Associations, & Law Foundation]]


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