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Difference between revisions of "Divorce and the Law on Getting Divorced"

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===Free services===
===Free services===


The Salvation Army's pro bono program and Access Pro Bono offer free meetings with lawyers who can <span class="noglossary">review</span> your forms with you before you file them in court. In some cases, the Salvation Army may also be able to prepare your documents for you. Although the lawyers available through these programs are not likely to prepare your documents, they will give them a check to make sure that the registry will accept them.
[http://accessprobono.ca/ Access Pro Bono] offers free meetings with lawyers who can <span class="noglossary">review</span> your forms with you before you file them in court. Although the lawyers available through this program are not likely to prepare your documents, they will give them a check to make sure that the registry will accept them.


The British Columbia Continuing Legal Education Society has published an excellent guide to the desk order divorce process called the Desk Order Divorce Manual, which has samples of the different clauses you may need to complete your court forms. This book is available at your local courthouse library.
The [http://www.cle.bc.ca/ British Columbia Continuing Legal Education Society] has published an excellent guide to the desk order divorce process called the ''Desk Order Divorce Manual'', which has samples of the different clauses you may need to complete your court forms. This book is available at your local courthouse library.


===Services that are not free===
===Services that are not free===