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'''Dial-A-Law''' features free information on the law in British Columbia in over 130 topic areas. A service of [[People's Law School]], Dial-A-Law is available on Clicklaw Wikibooks, a dedicated website at [http://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca dialalaw.ca], and on the telephone at 1-800-565-5297. | |||
==Contents== | |||
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*'''[[Introduction to Dial-A-Law|Introduction]]''' | |||
===Consumer & Money=== | |||
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* '''Cars & Getting Around''' | |||
*[[ | ** [[Problem with a Used Car]]{{·}} [[Leasing a Car]]{{·}} [[Car Repairs]]{{·}} [[Insurance Benefits for Accident Victims]]{{·}} [[If You're Injured in a Motor Vehicle Accident|If You're Injured in a Motor Vehicle Accident]]{{·}} [[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”|Continuing Service Contracts]] | ||
* '''Money & Debt''' | |||
*[[ | ** [[Getting a Credit Card]]{{·}} [[Disputing a Credit Card Bill]]{{·}} [[Taking Charge of Your Credit Report|Credit Reports]]{{·}} [[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan]]{{·}} [[Collecting on a Debt]]{{·}} [[When a Creditor Wants to Take Money From Your Wages or Bank Account|Garnishment]]{{·}}[[You Have Options for Getting Out of Debt|Options for Getting Out of Debt]]{{·}} [[Dealing with Debt Collectors]]{{·}} [[Understanding Warehouse Liens|Warehouse Liens]]{{·}} [[Financial Help for People with Disabilities]]{{·}} [[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals|Income Assistance]]{{·}} [[Your Bank Account]] | ||
=== | ===Work & Business=== | ||
*[[ | * '''Work''' | ||
** [[Protection Against Job Discrimination|Job Discrimination]]{{·}} [[Sexual Harassment]]{{·}} [[Farm Workers' Wages]]{{·}} [[Farm Workers' Rights]]{{·}} [[Workers' Compensation]]{{·}} [[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision|Workers' Compensation Appeals]]{{·}} [[If You Are Fired: Wrongful Dismissal|If You Are Fired]]{{·}}[[Getting Laid Off]]{{·}} [[If You Quit Your Job|If You Quit]]{{·}} [[Applying for Employment Insurance|Applying for EI]] | |||
* '''Business''' | |||
*[[ | ** [[Starting a Small Business]]{{·}} [[Incorporating a Company]]{{·}} [[Forming a Partnership]]{{·}} [[Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property|Intellectual Property]]{{·}} [[Music Law]] | ||
=== | ===Families & Children=== | ||
*[[ | * '''Family Relationships''' | ||
**[[Introduction to Family Law|Introduction to Family Law]]{{·}} [[Getting Married in British Columbia|Getting Married]]{{·}} [[Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements|Marriage & Cohabitation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Couples Who Are Not Spouses: Your Income, Support and Property Rights|Couples Who Are Not Spouses]]{{·}} [[Introduction to Family Violence|Family Violence]]{{·}} [[Changing Your Name|Changing Your Name]] | |||
* '''Divorce & Separation''' | |||
**[[Separation and Separation Agreements|Separation & Separation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate|Deciding Who Will Move Out]]{{·}} [[Requirements for Divorce and Annulment|Requirements for Divorce & Annulment]]{{·}} [[Desk Order Divorce: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process|Desk Order Divorce]]{{·}} [[Responding to Divorce Proceedings|Responding to Divorce Proceedings]]{{·}} [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements, and Contact|Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements & Contact]]{{·}} [[Introduction to Child Support|Child Support]]{{·}} [[Introduction to Spousal Support|Spousal Support]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Support Orders and Agreements|Enforcing Support Orders & Agreements]]{{·}} [[Tax Implications of Support Payments|Tax Implications of Support Payments]]{{·}} [[Dividing Property and Debts|Dividing Property & Debts]] | |||
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* '''Children''' | |||
*[[ | ** [[Children's Rights|Children's Rights]]{{·}} [[Children Born Outside Marriage|Children Born Outside Marriage]]{{·}} [[Adoption of a Child|Adoption]]{{·}} [[Adoption Registries|Adoption Registries]]{{·}} [[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse|Reporting Suspected Child Abuse]]{{·}} [[Child Protection and Removal|Child Protection & Removal]] | ||
* '''Resolving Family Disputes''' | |||
*[[ | ** [[Mediation, Collaborative Negotiation, and Arbitration|Mediation, Collaborative Negotiation, & Arbitration]]{{·}} [[Provincial (Family) Court|Family Court]]{{·}} [[Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in Supreme Court|Applying for an Interim Family Order]] | ||
=== | ===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|Buying a Condo]]{{·}} [[Mortgages and Financing a Home Purchase|Mortgages & Financing a Home]]{{·}} [[Selling Your Home]]{{·}} [[Builders Liens]]{{·}} [[Owning a Condominium|Owning a Condo]]{{·}} [[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties|Co-op Housing]]{{·}} [[Residential Tenancy]]{{·}} [[Neighbour Law]]{{·}} [[Home Repair Contractors]]{{·}} [[Foreclosure]] | ||
* '''Rights & Citizenship''' | |||
*[[ | ** [[Defamation: Libel and Slander|Defamation]]{{·}}[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy|Information & Privacy]]{{·}} [[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection|Human Rights & Discrimination]]{{·}}[[Charter Rights: Overview]]{{·}} [[Charter Rights: Legal Rights]]{{·}} [[Charter Rights: Equality Rights]]{{·}} [[Aboriginal Law]]{{·}} [[Immigrating to British Columbia|Immigrating to BC]]{{·}} [[Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse|Seniors' Rights & Elder Abuse]] | ||
* '''Wills, Planning & Estates''' | |||
** [[Preparing a Will and Estate Planning|Preparing a Will & Estate Planning]]{{·}} [[Challenging a Will]]{{·}} [[Your Duties As Executor|Duties of an Executor]]{{·}} [[When Someone Dies Without a Will]]{{·}} [[When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies]]{{·}} [[Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements|Powers of Attorney & Representation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Committeeship]] | |||
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=== | ===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|Class Actions]] | |||
* '''Crime''' | |||
*[[ | ** [[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons|Appearance Notices & Summonses]]{{·}} [[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge]]{{·}} [[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge|Pleading Guilty]]{{·}} [[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare|Outstanding Warrants & Welfare]]{{·}}[[Possession of Marijuana]]{{·}} [[Shoplifting]]{{·}} [[Impaired Driving]]{{·}} [[Driving While Prohibited]]{{·}} [[Driving Without Insurance]]{{·}} [[Traffic Tickets]]{{·}} [[Conditional Sentences, Probation, and Discharges|Sentences & Discharges]]{{·}} [[Criminal Records & Record Suspensions]]{{·}} [[Being a Witness]]{{·}} [[Complaints Against the RCMP]]{{·}} [[Complaints Against the Municipal Police|Against Municipal Police]]{{·}} [[Firearms and the Firearms Act|Firearms & the ''Firearms Act'']]{{·}} [[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence]]{{·}} [[Peace Bonds and Assault Charges|Peace Bonds & Assault Charges]]{{·}}[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment, and Cyberbullying|Stalking, Criminal Harassment, & Cyberbullying]]{{·}} [[Young People and Criminal Law|Young People & Criminal Law]]{{·}} [[Youth Justice Court Trials|Youth Court Trials]] | ||
* '''Legal Help & Lawyers''' | |||
*[[ | ** [[Free and Low-Cost Legal Help|Free & Low-Cost Legal Help]]{{·}} [[Choosing a Lawyer]]{{·}} [[Lawyers' Fees: Preventing and Solving Problems|Lawyers' Fees]]{{·}} [[If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer]]{{·}} [[The Law Society, Bar Associations, and Law Foundation|The Law Society, Bar Associations, & Law Foundation]] | ||
=== | == About == | ||
=== | === Copyright === | ||
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=== | === Disclaimer === | ||
At People's Law School, we believe accurate, plain English information can help people take action to work out their legal problems. This information explains in a general way the law that applies in British Columbia. '''It is not intended as legal advice.''' For help with a specific legal problem, contact a legal professional. Some sources of legal help are highlighted in the page on [[Free and Low-Cost Legal Help (No. 430)|free and low-cost legal help]]. | |||
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[[People's Law School]] is a non-profit society in British Columbia providing free education and information on the legal problems of daily life. See [[People's Law School|more titles from People's Law School]]. | |||
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Contents
Consumer & Money
- Cars & Getting Around
- Consumer
- Money & Debt
- Getting a Credit Card · Disputing a Credit Card Bill · Credit Reports · Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan · Collecting on a Debt · Garnishment · Options for Getting Out of Debt · Dealing with Debt Collectors · Warehouse Liens · Financial Help for People with Disabilities · Income Assistance · Your Bank Account
Work & Business
- Work
- Business
Families & Children
- Family Relationships
- Divorce & Separation
- Separation & Separation Agreements · Deciding Who Will Move Out · Requirements for Divorce & Annulment · Desk Order Divorce · Responding to Divorce Proceedings · Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements & Contact · Child Support · Spousal Support · Enforcing Support Orders & Agreements · Tax Implications of Support Payments · Dividing Property & Debts
- Children
- Resolving Family Disputes
Life
- Health
- Home & Neighbours
- Rights & Citizenship
- Wills, Planning & Estates
Courts & Crime
- Courts & Resolving Disputes
- Crime
- Appearance Notices & Summonses · Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge · Pleading Guilty · Outstanding Warrants & Welfare · Possession of Marijuana · Shoplifting · Impaired Driving · Driving While Prohibited · Driving Without Insurance · Traffic Tickets · Sentences & Discharges · Criminal Records & Record Suspensions · Being a Witness · Complaints Against the RCMP · Against Municipal Police · Firearms & the Firearms Act · Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence · Peace Bonds & Assault Charges · Stalking, Criminal Harassment, & Cyberbullying · Young People & Criminal Law · Youth Court Trials
- Legal Help & Lawyers
About
Copyright
Dial-A-Law © People’s Law School is, except for the images, made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.
Disclaimer
At People's Law School, we believe accurate, plain English information can help people take action to work out their legal problems. This information explains in a general way the law that applies in British Columbia. It is not intended as legal advice. For help with a specific legal problem, contact a legal professional. Some sources of legal help are highlighted in the page on free and low-cost legal help.
About People's Law School
![Peopleslawschoollogo-horizontal.jpg](/images/thumb/e/e4/Peopleslawschoollogo-horizontal.jpg/200px-Peopleslawschoollogo-horizontal.jpg)
People's Law School is a non-profit society in British Columbia providing free education and information on the legal problems of daily life. See more titles from People's Law School.