# Family law resources

> Family law services and resources for separation and divorce in BC, including legal referrals, court forms, support payments, mediation and parenting.

Page URL: https://lawcoachbc.ca/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.

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