Family law resources

LawCoachBC lists family law services and resources it most often refers clients to. LawCoachBC provides free, personalized guidance to help clients move through separation or divorce.

Legal help and referrals

• Ask JES Legal Help offers free information and referrals on legal issues, including separation and divorce.
• Ask JES Legal Help is available by phone or live chat weekdays from 11am to 3pm.
• Most Ask JES Legal Help questions are answered within one business day.
• Family Justice Centres operate across BC, staffed by accredited Family Justice Counsellors.
• Access Pro Bono offers the Lawyer Referral Service.
• The service connects the public with a lawyer for a free consultation of up to 30 minutes.
• Free legal clinics are available throughout BC.
• Amici Curiae provides free access to paralegals in Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey.
• The paralegals help British Columbians complete family law court forms.

Housing and support payments

• Transition houses provide emergency temporary housing for women and children leaving abusive situations.
• BC Housing provides a list of transition houses across BC.
• BC Family Justice Services Division helps separated parents send and receive support payments.
• The My Support Calculator calculates child support and spousal support based on Federal guidelines.

Separation and divorce information

• HowToSeparate.ca provides step-by-step assistance for people in BC going through separation or divorce.
• Clicklaw's family law section includes almost 300 resources.
• Family Justice BC provides general information about family law in British Columbia.
• MyLawBC provides a guided pathway for separation and divorce.
• MyLawBC users can access free mediation services.
• JP Boyd on Family Law provides practical, in-depth family and divorce law information for British Columbia.
• The BC Provincial Court provides information about cases to be heard in family court.

Parenting and families

• Families Change provides age-appropriate separation and divorce information for parents, teens, and kids.
• Families Change is home to the Online Parenting After Separation course.

Contact

• Address: 260-800 Hornby St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2C5.
• Telephone: 604-660-9870.