Family Law Resources

  1. Clicklaw Family- https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca
  2. Legal Aid – http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/
  3. Lawyer Referral Services- https://www.cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service
  4. Collaborative Divorce Vancouver – http://www.collaborativedivorcebc.com/
  5. Mediate BC – http://www.mediatebc.com/
  6. Access Pro Bono- http://accessprobono.ca/
  7. Family Justice Counsellors- http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/help/who_JusticeCounsellors.php
  8. Rise Women’s Legal Clinic- https://womenslegalcentre.ca/
  9. Unbundled Legal Services- *For self-represented people* https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/working-with-lawyers/self-representation-and-unbundled-services/

Wills and Estates Resources

  1. Nidus Personal Planning Registry – http://www.nidus.ca
  2. My Voices – booklet from BC government about advanced care planning and how to use Representation Agreements- http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2013/MyVoice-AdvanceCarePlanningGuide.pdf
  3. Representation Agreement Section 9 Fact Sheet – http://www.nidus.ca/PDFs/Nidus_FactSheet_RA_Section9.pdf
  4. Enduring Power of Attorney Fact Sheet- http://www.nidus.ca/PDFs/Nidus_FactSheet_EPA.pdf
  5. How to be an Executor?- https://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php?title=Being_an_Executor
  6. Wealth Management/Financial Education/Planning- https://www.flci.ca/
  7. Committee Handbook- http://www.trustee.bc.ca/Documents/PCS/PCS%20Handbook.pdf

Community Resources (Women)

  1. Atira Women’s Resources (offers a drop-in legal clinic every week) – http://www.atira.bc.ca/
  2. Battered Women’s Society (BWSS) – http://www.bwss.org/
  3. Dress for Success Vancouver (provides interview clothing and support to re-enter the workforce)- https://vancouver.dressforsuccess.org/
  4. Financial Literacy and Education- https://www.flci.ca/
  5. Rise Women’s Legal Clinic- https://womenslegalcentre.ca/