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The Canadian Bar Association's [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1044 Lawyer Referral Service] is another way to find a lawyer. This service keeps a roster of subscribing lawyers in your area, a list of the areas of law they practise, and a list of the languages they speak. Call 604-687-3221 in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland or, elsewhere in British Columbia, call 1-800-663-1919.
Yet another way to find a lawyer is by contacting Legal Aid BC for [httphttps://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1053 Legal Aid Intake Services]. Legal Aid BC provides legal aid in British Columbia, and, if you meet their criteria, they <span class="noglossary">will</span> refer you to a lawyer and pay for the lawyer's services to boot. Be warned, however, that since the provincial government's catastrophic reduction of funding to LSS in 2002, legal aid <span class="noglossary">will</span> generally only be available for people dealing with situations of family violence or where the abduction of children is a possibility. Go to Legal Aid BC's website on [https://legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/howToApply how to apply for legal aid] for more information about their eligibility criteria.
If none of this works out, you can try finding a lawyer through Facebook or the internet, but only as a last resort. Typing "Vancouver family lawyer" or "best divorce lawyer" into a search engine is a terrible way to find a lawyer. While you'll certainly get a ton of results, you won't know anything about those lawyers except for the things they say about themselves on their websites. The same thing applies to picking a lawyer through an ad in the Yellow Pages or a newspaper.
* [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/about-bcs-justice-system/legislation-policy/legislation-updates/family-law-act/the-family-law-act-regulations-explained Family Law Act Regulations Explained – Ministry of Justice website]
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1044 CBABC Lawyer Referral Service]
* [httphttps://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1053 Legal Services SocietyAid BC's Legal Aid Intake Services]* [https://legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/howToApply Legal Services SocietyAid BC's website on how to apply for legal aid]
* [http://www.bcparentingcoordinators.com/ BC Parenting Coordinators Roster Society]
* [httphttps://www.mediatebc.com/Mediationfor-Servicesfamilies/Familyseparation-Mediationand-Services.aspx divorce Mediate BC's website for Family Mediation Services]
* [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2728 Law Society Fee Mediation Program]
* [http://www.unbundling.ca BC Family Unbundling Roster]
* [https://unbundlinglaw.peopleslawschool.ca/ People's Law School's Unbundled Legal Services]
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