Where to Get Help for Being an Executor

Access Pro Bono Society of BC	If you cannot afford a lawyer, you can make an appointment for free legal assistance from a volunteer lawyer.	Lower Mainland: 604.878.7400 Outside Lower Mainland: 1.877.762.6664
Clicklaw	Clicklaw is a website aimed at enhancing access to justice in British Columbia. It features legal information and education designed for the public from over 24 contributor organizations.	www.clicklaw.bc.ca
Dial-a-law	Dial-a-Law is a library of pre-recorded tapes with information about the law in BC. They have tapes on various topics such as Making a Will; Getting Ready to Handle an Estate in Probate; and the Disappointed Beneficiary.	Lower Mainland - 604.687.4680, Outside the Lower Mainland - 1.800.565.5297 www.dialalaw.org
Law Students Legal Advice Clinics	These clinics provide information and assistance about choosing or being an executor, and making a will. In the Lower Mainland, law students from the University of British Columbia hold free legal clinics in different locations.	Lower Mainland: 604.822.5791 Victoria: 1.250.385.1221 www.lslap.bc.ca
Lawyer Referral Service	Offers referrals to lawyers who can provide up to a half-hour consultation for $25.	Lower Mainland: 604.687.3221 Outside Lower Mainland: 1.800.663.1919 lawyerreferral@bccba.org
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 Outside Lower Mainland: 1.866.577.2525
Self Counsel Press	Self Counsel Press publishes do-it-yourself guides on legal topics, including Probate Guide for BC, Probate Forms, and Wills for British Columbia. They are available from public libraries, bookstores, and legal stationery stores in BC.	www.self-counsel.com
Senior Citizen Counsellor Program	Volunteer counsellors are appointed by the Ministry of Health Services to assist other seniors. They can provide information on provincial programs and refer you to service agencies. To contact a counsellor, call the HealthLink BC.	Health and Seniors Information Line Victoria - 1. 250.952.1742 In BC - 1.800.465.4911 www.gov.bc.ca/health
Society of Notaries Public of BC	You can go to a notary for help with making a will and executing affidavits. To get the name and telephone number of a Notary Public near you, phone the Society of Notaries Public of BC. Ask the Notary Public how much it will cost for a first meeting.	Lower Mainland - 604.681.4516 Outside Lower Mainland - 1.800.663.0343 www.notaries.bc.ca
Public Guardian and Trustee Office	Manages estates where there is a will, but the executor has died or is not able to act and there is no alternate executor and no heirs to take over.	700 - 808 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3 604.660.4444

This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by People's Law School, 2014.

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