Dial-A-Law

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 dialalaw.ca, and on the telephone at 1-800-565-5297.

Contents

• Introduction

Consumer & Money

• Cars & Getting Around
  • Buying a Used Car · Leasing a Car · Car Repairs · Insurance & Accident Victims · Making a Personal Injury Claim · Making a Vehicle Damage Claim · The Points System & ICBC

• Consumer
  • Buying Defective Goods · Dishonest Business Practices · Shopping Online, by Phone, or by Mail · Receiving Unsatisfactory Services · Contracts You Can Cancel

• Money & Debt
  • Buying on Credit · Credit Cards · Credit Reports · Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan · Collecting a Debt · Garnishment · When You Can't Pay Your Debts · Harassment by Debt Collectors · Warehouse Liens · Financial Help for People with Disabilities · Income Assistance: Reconsiderations & Appeals · Your Bank Account

Work & Business

• Work
  • Job Discrimination · Sexual Harassment · Farm Workers' Wages · Farm Workers' Rights · Workers' Compensation · Workers' Compensation Appeals · If You Are Fired · Getting Temporarily Laid Off · If You Quit · Applying for EI Benefits

• Business
  • Starting a Small Business · Incorporating a Company · Forming a Partnership · Trademarks, Copyright & Other Intellectual Property · Music Law

Families & Children

• Family Relationships
  • Introduction to Family Law · Getting Married · Marriage & Cohabitation Agreements · Couples Who Are Not Spouses · Family Violence · Changing Your Name

• Divorce & Separation
  • Separation & Separation Agreements · Deciding Who Will Move Out · Requirements for Divorce & Annulment · Desk Order Divorce · Responding to Divorce Proceedings · Custody, Guardianship, & Parenting Arrangements · Child Support · Spousal Support · Enforcing Support Orders & Agreements · Tax Implications of Support Payments · Dividing Property & Debts

• Children
  • Children's Rights · Children Born Outside Marriage · Children Born to Unmarried Spouses · Adoption · Adoption Registries · Reporting Suspected Child Abuse · Child Protection & Removal

• Resolving Family Disputes
  • Mediation & Collaborative Practice · Family 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 Condo · Mortgages & Financing a Home · Selling Your Home · Builders Liens · Owning a Condo · Co-op Housing · Residential Tenancy · Neighbour Law · Home Repair Contractors · Foreclosure

• Rights & Citizenship
  • Defamation · Information & Privacy · Human Rights & Discrimination · Charter Rights: Overview · Charter Rights: Legal Rights · Charter Rights: Equality Rights · Aboriginal Law · Immigrating to BC · Seniors' Rights & Elder Abuse

• Wills, Planning & Estates
  • Preparing a Will & Estate Planning · Challenging a Will · Duties of an Executor · When Someone Dies Without a Will · When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies · Powers of Attorney & Representation Agreements · Committeeship

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

• 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
  • Free & Low-Cost Legal Help · Choosing a Lawyer · Lawyers' Fees · If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer · The Law Society, Bar Associations, & Law Foundation

About

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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 publication 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.