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=== Clicklaw ===
=== Clicklaw ===


Clicklaw offers one-stop access to legal information, education and help for British Columbians from trusted organizations.
A website offering one-stop access to legal information, education and help for British Columbians from trusted organizations.
:[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca]
:[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca]


=== Lawyer Referral Service ===
=== Lawyer Referral Service ===


Offers referrals to lawyers who can provide up to a half-hour consultation for $25.
A service from the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch that offers referrals to lawyers who can provide up to a half-hour consultation for $25.  
:Lower Mainland: 604-687-3221  
:Lower Mainland: 604-687-3221  
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-1919  
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-1919  
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=== MyLawBC===   
=== MyLawBC===   


From Legal Services Society, the agency that provides legal aid in British Columbia, MyLawBC is an online resource that provides information about personal planning documents such as powers of attorney and representation agreements.  
From Legal Services Society, the agency that provides legal aid in British Columbia, MyLawBC is an online resource that provides information about personal planning documents such as powers of attorney and representation agreements. The site features “guided pathways” in which you are asked a series of questions, and based on your answers, you are provided with an action plan of what planning documents you need, and how to get them.  
:[http://mylawbc.com/paths/wills/ mylawbc.com/paths/wills]   
:[http://mylawbc.com/paths/wills/ mylawbc.com/paths/wills]   


=== Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry ===
=== Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry ===


Provides detailed information about enduring powers of attorney and representation agreements.
Provides detailed information about enduring powers of attorney, representation agreements, and advance directives.  
:info@nidus.ca  
:info@nidus.ca  
:[http://www.nidus.ca www.nidus.ca]
:[http://www.nidus.ca www.nidus.ca]
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=== Public Guardian and Trustee of BC ===
=== Public Guardian and Trustee of BC ===


The office can investigate the misuse of a power of attorney where the adult has become mentally incapable, and can become trustee of people’s finances if no one else is willing.
This public body can investigate the misuse of a power of attorney where the adult has become mentally incapable. It also provides financial management and legal decision-making for vulnerable adults.
:700 - 808 West Hastings Street  
:700 - 808 West Hastings Street  
:Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3  
:Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3  
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:Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343  
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343  
:[http://www.notaries.bc.ca www.notaries.bc.ca]
:[http://www.notaries.bc.ca www.notaries.bc.ca]
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Revision as of 21:34, 9 April 2017

This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Kevin Smith in March 2017.

Access Pro Bono

Volunteer lawyers provide free legal advice to qualifying persons who cannot obtain legal aid or afford a lawyer.

Lower Mainland: 604-878-7400
Toll-free: 1-877-762-6664
www.accessprobono.ca

Alzheimer Society of BC

Provides information and support to families, individuals, and caregivers to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

www.alzheimerbc.org

Clicklaw

A website offering one-stop access to legal information, education and help for British Columbians from trusted organizations.

www.clicklaw.bc.ca

Lawyer Referral Service

A service from the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch that offers referrals to lawyers who can provide up to a half-hour consultation for $25.

Lower Mainland: 604-687-3221
Toll-free: 1-800-663-1919
lawyerreferral@cbabc.org
www.cbabc.org

Law Students’ Legal Advice Program Clinics

Law students from the University of British Columbia offer free legal help with some legal matters.

604-822-5791
www.lslap.bc.ca

Legal Services Society Call Centre

Can answer legal questions and direct people to other information or services that can help them solve their legal problems. They do not give legal advice.

Lower Mainland: 604-408-2172
Toll-free: 1-866-577-2525

Ministry of Justice

Provides information about planning for incapacity, including an enduring power of attorney form.

www.gov.bc.ca

MyLawBC

From Legal Services Society, the agency that provides legal aid in British Columbia, MyLawBC is an online resource that provides information about personal planning documents such as powers of attorney and representation agreements. The site features “guided pathways” in which you are asked a series of questions, and based on your answers, you are provided with an action plan of what planning documents you need, and how to get them.

mylawbc.com/paths/wills

Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry

Provides detailed information about enduring powers of attorney, representation agreements, and advance directives.

info@nidus.ca
www.nidus.ca

Public Guardian and Trustee of BC

This public body can investigate the misuse of a power of attorney where the adult has become mentally incapable. It also provides financial management and legal decision-making for vulnerable adults.

700 - 808 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3
604-660-4444
www.trustee.bc.ca

Self Counsel Press

Self Counsel Press publishes do-it-yourself guides on legal topics for BC, including a Power of Attorney Kit.

www.self-counsel.com

Society of Notaries Public of BC

A notary public can help with making a power of attorney. The Society of Notaries Public of BC offers a list of notaries in the province.

Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516
Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343
www.notaries.bc.ca


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