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== Dial-A-Law ==
== Dial-A-Law ==
=== A Library of Legal Information from the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch ===
=== A starting point for information on the law in British Columbia ===
;Publication Details
:[[Introduction to Dial-A-Law]]
:[[Dial-A-Law_Acknowledgements|Publication Details and Acknowledgements]]
 
;Family Law
;Part 1. Consumer & Money
:[[Introduction to Family Law (Script 114)]]
;Cars & Getting Around
:[[Family Court (Script 110)]]
:[[Problem with a Used Car]]
:[[Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes (Script 111)]]
:[[Leasing a Car]]
:[[Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in the Supreme Court (Script 112)]]
:[[Car Repairs]]
:[[Family Violence (Script 155)]]
:[[Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims]]
:[[Separation and Separation Agreements (Script 115)]]
:[[Making a Personal Injury Claim]]
:[[Separation: Deciding Who Will Move Out (Script 116)]]
:[[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim]]
:[[Requirements for Divorce and Annulment (Script 120)]]
:[[The Points System and ICBC]]
:[[Desk Order Divorces: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process (Script 121)]]
;Consumer
:[[The Respondent in Divorce Proceedings (Script 122)]]
:[[Problem with a Purchase]]
:[[Dividing Property and Debts (Script 124)]]
:[[The Basics of Making a Purchase]]
:[[What Happens When Your Spouse Dies (Script 150)]]
:[[Online Shopping]]
:[[Getting Married in British Columbia (Script 160)]]
:[[If You're Not Happy with a Service]]
:[[Changing Your Name (Script 161)]]
:[[Fitness Centres, Yoga Studios, and Other “Continuing Service Contracts”]]
:[[Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements (Script 162)]]
;Money & Debt
:[[Your Income, Support and Property Rights (Script 148)]]
:[[Getting a Credit Card]]
:[[Children Born Outside Marriage (Script 140)]]
:[[Disputing a Credit Card Bill]]
:[[Child Protection and Removal (Script 141)]]
:[[Taking Charge of Your Credit Report]]
:[[Custody and Access, Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact (Script 142)]]
:[[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan]]
:[[Adoption (Script 145)]]
:[[Collecting on a Debt]]
:[[Adoption Registries (Script 146)]]
:[[When a Creditor Wants to Take Money From Your Wages or Bank Account]]
:[[Unmarried Spouses: About the Children in Your Family (Script 147)]]
:[[You Have Options for Getting Out of Debt]]
:[[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse (Script 156)]]
:[[Dealing with Debt Collectors]]
:[[Child Support (Script 117)]]
:[[Understanding Warehouse Liens]]
:[[Spousal Support (Script 123)]]
:[[Financial Help for People with Disabilities]]
:[[Enforcing Orders and Agreements for Support (Script 132)]]
:[[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals]]
:[[Income Tax Implications of Support Payments (Script 133)]]
:[[Your Bank Account]]
;Small Claims Court
 
:[[What is Small Claims Court? (Script 165)]]
;Part 2. Work & Business
:[[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (Script 166)]]
;Work
:[[Being Sued in Small Claims Court (Script 167)]]
:[[Protection Against Job Discrimination]]
:[[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court (Script 168)]]
:[[Sexual Harassment]]
:[[Getting Your Judgment Paid (Script 169)]]
:[[Farm Workers' Wages]]
;Wills and Estates
:[[Farm Workers' Rights]]
:[[Making a Will and Estate Planning (Script 176)]]
:[[Workers' Compensation]]
:[[What Happens When You Die Without a Will? (Script 177)]]
:[[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision]]
:[[Your Duties As Executor (Script 178)]]
:[[If You Are Fired: Wrongful Dismissal]]
:[[The Disappointed Beneficiary (Script 179)]]
:[[Getting Laid Off]]
:[[Power of Attorney and Representation Agreements (Script 180)]]
:[[If You Quit Your Job]]
;Automobiles
:[[Applying for Employment Insurance]]
:[[Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims (Script 185)]]
 
:[[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim (Script 186)]]
;Business
:[[The Points System and ICBC (Script 187)]]
:[[Starting a Small Business]]
:[[Making a Personal Injury Claim (Script 188)]]
:[[Incorporating a Company]]
:[[Drinking and Driving (Script 190)]]
:[[Forming a Partnership]]
:[[Driving While Prohibited (Script 192)]]
:[[Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property]]
:[[Driving Without Insurance (Script 193)]]
:[[Music Law]]
:[[Traffic Tickets (Script 194)]]
 
:[[Leasing a Car (Script 196)]]
;Part 3. Families & Children
:[[Buying a Used Car (Script 197)]]
;Family Relationships
:[[Car Repairs (Script 198)]]
:[[Introduction to Family Law]]
;Criminal Law
:[[Getting Married in British Columbia]]
:[[Possession of Marijuana (Script 201)]]
:[[Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements]]
:[[Shoplifting (Script 202)]]
:[[Couples Who Are Not Spouses: Your Income, Support and Property Rights]]
:[[Conditional Sentences, Probation and Discharges (Script 203)]]
:[[Introduction to Family Violence]]
:[[Criminal Records and Applying for a Record Suspension (Script 205)]]
:[[Changing Your Name]]
:[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment and Cyberbullying (Script 206)]]
 
:[[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons (Script 210)]]
;Divorce & Separation
:[[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge (Script 211)]]
:[[Separation and Separation Agreements]]
:[[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge (Script 212)]]
:[[Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate]]
:[[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offense (Script 215)]]
:[[Requirements for Divorce and Annulment]]
:[[Being a Witness (Script 216)]]
:[[Desk Order Divorce: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process]]
:[[Applying for a Peace Bond and Filing Assault Charges (Script 217)]]
:[[Responding to Divorce Proceedings]]
:[[Firearms and Firearms Act (Script 242)]]
:[[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements, and Contact]]
:[[Complaints Against the RCMP (Script 220)]]
:[[Introduction to Child Support]]
:[[Complaints Against Municipal Police (Script 221)]]
:[[Introduction to Spousal Support]]
:[[Young People and Criminal Law (Script 225)]]
:[[Enforcing Support Orders and Agreements]]
:[[Youth Justice Court Trials (Script 226)]]
:[[Tax Implications of Support Payments]]
;Housing
:[[Dividing Property and Debts]]  
:[[Selling Your House (Script 405)]]
 
:[[Buying a House (Script 406)]]
;Children
:[[Buying a Condominium (Script 407)]]
:[[Children's Rights]]
:[[Mortgages and Financing a House Purchase (Script 408)]]
:[[Children Born Outside Marriage]]
:[[Foreclosure (Script 415)]]
:[[Adoption of a Child]]
:[[Builders Liens (Script 268)]]
:[[Adoption Registries]]
:[[Neighbour Law (Script 400)]]
:[[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse]]
:[[Owning a Condominium (Script 401)]]
:[[Child Protection and Removal]]  
:[[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties (Script 402)]]
 
:[[Home Repair Contractors (Script 409)]]
;Resolving Family Disputes
:[[Residential Tenancy (Script 410)]]
:[[Mediation, Collaborative Negotiation, and Arbitration]]
;Employment and Social Benefits
:[[Provincial (Family) Court]]
:[[If You're Fired - Wrongful Dismissal (Script 241)]]
:[[Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in Supreme Court]]
:[[Protection Against Job Discrimination (Script 270)]]
 
:[[Sexual Harassment (Script 271)]]
;Part 4. Life
:[[Farm Workers' Wages (Script 273)]]
;Health
:[[Farm Workers' Rights (Script 274)]]
:[[Adults and Consent to Health Care]]
:[[Termination Under the BC ''Employment Standards Act'' (Script 280)]]
:[[Children and Consent to Health Care]]
:[[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare (Script 204)]]
:[[Getting Your Medical Records]]
:[[Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits (Script 282)]]
:[[Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person]]
:[[Workers' Compensation (Script 285)]]
:[[If You Have a Problem with a Doctor]]
:[[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision (Script 286)]]
:[[Medical Malpractice]]
:[[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals (Script 288)]]
 
:[[Financial Help for People with Disabilities (Script 289)]]
;Home & Neighbours
;Credit, Debt and Consumer
:[[Buying a Home]]
:[[Your Bank Account (Script 245)]]
:[[Buying a Condominium]]
:[[Buying Goods on Credit, Credit Cards and Credit Bureaus (Script 246)]]
:[[Mortgages and Financing a Home Purchase]]
:[[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan (Script 248)]]
:[[Selling Your Home]]
:[[Collection of Debts (Script 250)]]
:[[Builders Liens]]
:[[Garnishment (Script 251)]]
:[[Owning a Condominium]]
:[[Harassment by Debt Collectors (Script 252)]]
:[[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties]]
:[[When You Can't Pay Your Debts (Script 253)]]
:[[Residential Tenancy]]  
:[[Warehouse Liens (Script 254)]]
:[[Neighbour Law]]
:[[Door-to-Door Sales, Time-Shares and Contracts You Can Cancel (Script 255)]]
:[[Home Repair Contractors]]
:[[Shopping by Phone, Mail or the Internet (Script 256)]]
:[[Foreclosure]]
:[[Buying Defective Goods (Script 257)]]
 
:[[Receiving Unsatisfactory Services (Script 258)]]
;Rights & Citizenship
:[[Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes (Script 260)]]
:[[Defamation: Libel and Slander]]
:[[Class Actions in British Columbia (Script 233)]]
:[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy]]
;Commercial Law
:[[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection]]
:[[Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks and Copyright (Script 231)]]
:[[Charter Rights: Overview]]
:[[Music Law: Copyright and Trademarks (Script 264)]]
:[[Charter Rights: Legal Rights]]
:[[Starting a Small Business (Script 265)]]
:[[Charter Rights: Equality Rights]]
:[[Forming a Partnership (Script 266)]]
:[[Aboriginal Law]]
:[[Forming a Private Company (Script 267)]]
:[[Immigrating to British Columbia]]
;Your Rights
:[[Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse]]
:[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Legal Rights (Script 200)]]
 
:[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Overview (Script 230)]]
;Wills, Planning & Estates
:[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Equality Rights (Script 232)]]
:[[Preparing a Will and Estate Planning]]
:[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (Script 235)]]
:[[Challenging a Will]]
:[[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection (Script 236)]]
:[[Your Duties As Executor]]
:[[Aboriginal Law (Script 237)]]
:[[When Someone Dies Without a Will]]
:[[Children's Rights (Script 238)]]
:[[When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies]]
:[[Senior Law and Elder Abuse (Script 239)]]
:[[Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements]]
:[[Defamation: Libel and Slander (Script 240)]]
:[[Committeeship]]
:[[Immigrating to British Columbia (Script 290)]]
 
;Health Law
;Part 5. Courts & Crime
:[[Medical Malpractice (Script 420)]]
;Courts & Resolving Disputes
:[[Getting Your Medical Records (Script 421)]]
:[[Resolving Disputes Without Going to Court]]
:[[Children and Consent to Medical Care (Script 422)]]
:[[Our Court System in a Nutshell]]
:[[Making a Complaint Against Your Doctor (Script 423)]]
:[[Starting a Lawsuit]]
:[[Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person (Script 425)]]
:[[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court]]
:[[Committeeship (Script 426)]]
:[[Being Sued in Small Claims Court]]
:[[Adults and Consent to Medical Care (Script 428)]]
:[[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court]]
;Lawyers, Legal Services and Courts
:[[Appearing in Court by Phone]]
:[[Low Cost and Free Legal Services (Script 430)]]
:[[Getting Your Judgment Paid]]
:[[The Law Society, Bar Associations and Law Foundation (Script 431)]]
:[[Class Actions in British Columbia]]
:[[Our Court System and Solving Disputes (Script 432)]]
 
:[[Appearing in Court by Phone (Script 433)]]
;Crime
:[[Choosing a Lawyer (Script 435)]]
:[[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons]]
:[[If You Have a Problem With Your Lawyer (Script 436)]]
:[[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge]]
:[[Lawyers' Fees (Script 438)]]
:[[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge]]
:[[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare]]
:[[Possession of Marijuana]]
:[[Shoplifting]]
:[[Impaired Driving]]
:[[Driving While Prohibited]]
:[[Driving Without Insurance]]
:[[Traffic Tickets]]
:[[Conditional Sentences, Probation, and Discharges]]
:[[Criminal Records & Record Suspensions]]
:[[Being a Witness]]
:[[Complaints Against the RCMP]]
:[[Complaints Against the Municipal Police]]
:[[Firearms and the Firearms Act]]
:[[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence]]
:[[Peace Bonds and Assault Charges]]
:[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment, and Cyberbullying]]
:[[Young People and Criminal Law]]
:[[Youth Justice Court Trials]]
 
;Legal Help & Lawyers
:[[Free and Low-Cost Legal Help]]
:[[Choosing a Lawyer]]
:[[Lawyers' Fees]]
:[[If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer]]
:[[The Law Society, Bar Associations, and Law Foundation]]
 


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Dial-A-Law

A starting point for information on the law in British Columbia

Introduction to Dial-A-Law
Part 1. Consumer & Money
Cars & Getting Around
Problem with a Used Car
Leasing a Car
Car Repairs
Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims
Making a Personal Injury Claim
Making a Vehicle Damage Claim
The Points System and ICBC
Consumer
Problem with a Purchase
The Basics of Making a Purchase
Online Shopping
If You're Not Happy with a Service
Fitness Centres, Yoga Studios, and Other “Continuing Service Contracts”
Money & Debt
Getting a Credit Card
Disputing a Credit Card Bill
Taking Charge of Your Credit Report
Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan
Collecting on a Debt
When a Creditor Wants to Take Money From Your Wages or Bank Account
You Have Options for Getting Out of Debt
Dealing with Debt Collectors
Understanding Warehouse Liens
Financial Help for People with Disabilities
Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals
Your Bank Account
Part 2. Work & Business
Work
Protection Against Job Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Farm Workers' Wages
Farm Workers' Rights
Workers' Compensation
Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision
If You Are Fired: Wrongful Dismissal
Getting Laid Off
If You Quit Your Job
Applying for Employment Insurance
Business
Starting a Small Business
Incorporating a Company
Forming a Partnership
Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property
Music Law
Part 3. Families & Children
Family Relationships
Introduction to Family Law
Getting Married in British Columbia
Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements
Couples Who Are Not Spouses: Your Income, Support and Property Rights
Introduction to Family Violence
Changing Your Name
Divorce & Separation
Separation and Separation Agreements
Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate
Requirements for Divorce and Annulment
Desk Order Divorce: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process
Responding to Divorce Proceedings
Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements, and Contact
Introduction to Child Support
Introduction to Spousal Support
Enforcing Support Orders and Agreements
Tax Implications of Support Payments
Dividing Property and Debts
Children
Children's Rights
Children Born Outside Marriage
Adoption of a Child
Adoption Registries
Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
Child Protection and Removal
Resolving Family Disputes
Mediation, Collaborative Negotiation, and Arbitration
Provincial (Family) Court
Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in Supreme Court
Part 4. Life
Health
Adults and Consent to Health Care
Children and Consent to Health Care
Getting Your Medical Records
Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person
If You Have a Problem with a Doctor
Medical Malpractice
Home & Neighbours
Buying a Home
Buying a Condominium
Mortgages and Financing a Home Purchase
Selling Your Home
Builders Liens
Owning a Condominium
Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties
Residential Tenancy
Neighbour Law
Home Repair Contractors
Foreclosure
Rights & Citizenship
Defamation: Libel and Slander
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Human Rights and Discrimination Protection
Charter Rights: Overview
Charter Rights: Legal Rights
Charter Rights: Equality Rights
Aboriginal Law
Immigrating to British Columbia
Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse
Wills, Planning & Estates
Preparing a Will and Estate Planning
Challenging a Will
Your Duties As Executor
When Someone Dies Without a Will
When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies
Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements
Committeeship
Part 5. Courts & Crime
Courts & Resolving Disputes
Resolving Disputes Without Going to Court
Our Court System in a Nutshell
Starting a Lawsuit
Suing Someone in Small Claims Court
Being Sued in Small Claims Court
Going to Trial in Small Claims Court
Appearing in Court by Phone
Getting Your Judgment Paid
Class Actions in British Columbia
Crime
If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons
Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge
Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge
Outstanding Warrants and Welfare
Possession of Marijuana
Shoplifting
Impaired Driving
Driving While Prohibited
Driving Without Insurance
Traffic Tickets
Conditional Sentences, Probation, and Discharges
Criminal Records & Record Suspensions
Being a Witness
Complaints Against the RCMP
Complaints Against the Municipal Police
Firearms and the Firearms Act
Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence
Peace Bonds and Assault Charges
Stalking, Criminal Harassment, and Cyberbullying
Young People and Criminal Law
Youth Justice Court Trials
Legal Help & Lawyers
Free and Low-Cost Legal Help
Choosing a Lawyer
Lawyers' Fees
If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer
The Law Society, Bar Associations, and Law Foundation