Legal Help for British Columbians
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This is a Clicklaw wikibook, an experiment in collaborative publishing. As a wikibook, the Guide is available as a free online resource (this wiki), which was also used to produce a printed book. |
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A guide for non-legal professionals in British Columbia to learn where to direct clients when legal problems occur. It can also be used directly by those seeking assistance with their legal problem.
ContentsEdit
Getting StartedEdit
Common Legal ProblemsEdit
- Family Law
- 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
Resource ListEdit
- A list of the best sources of legal information and help available for low-income British Columbians
Preparing for Your InterviewEdit
- A sample form to help you prepare for meetings with a lawyer or an advocate
About this GuideEdit
This Guide is the first "Clicklaw wikibook", which features a free, accessible online resource (this wiki version of the Guide) that is also used to produce a printed book. Learn more about Clicklaw wikibooks.
Leading the writing of this Guide is founding author Cliff Thorstenson, who worked a team of lawyers and editors in updating the Guide on this wiki.
Launch of the Guide as a Clicklaw WikibookEdit
This Guide was launched as an online resource in March 2012 as the first Clicklaw wikibook:
- Clicklaw blog posting "Clicklaw Wikibook – Legal Help for British Columbians, 3rd Edition"
- Legal Help Guide Announcement, a one sheeter describing the Guide
- "BC lawyers help launch public legal help guide in Clicklaw wikibook format", a Courthouse Libraries BC news release
Creative CommonsEdit
Legal Help for British Columbians by Courthouse Libraries BC and Cliff Thorstenson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada License.
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this work non-commercially, as long as they credit Courthouse Libraries BC and Cliff Thorstenson and license their new creations under the identical terms.
Additional ResourcesEdit
Find additional plain language, practical legal information on Clicklaw.
Find law-related help on the Clicklaw HelpMap.