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*'''[[Introduction to Dial-A-Law|Introduction]]'''


===Consumer & Money===
===Consumer & Money===


* '''Cars & Getting Around'''
* '''Cars & Getting Around'''
** [[Buying a Used Car (No. 197)|Buying a Used Car]]{{·}} [[Leasing a Car (No. 196)|Leasing a Car]]{{·}} [[Car Repairs (No. 198)|Car Repairs]]{{·}} [[Insurance Benefits and Compensation for Accident Victims (No. 185)|Insurance Benefits & Compensation for Accident Victims]]{{·}} [[Making a Personal Injury Claim (No. 188)|Making a Personal Injury Claim]]{{·}}  [[Making a Vehicle Damage Claim (No. 186)|Making a Vehicle Damage Claim]]{{·}} [[The Points System and ICBC (No. 187)|The Points System & ICBC]]
** [[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'''  
* '''Consumer'''  
** [[Buying Defective Goods (No. 257)|Buying Defective Goods]]{{·}} [[Dishonest Business Practices and Schemes (No. 260)|Dishonest Business Practices]]{{·}} [[Shopping Online, by Phone, or by Mail (No. 256)|Shopping Online, by Phone, or by Mail]]{{·}} [[Receiving Unsatisfactory Services (No. 258)|Receiving Unsatisfactory Services]]{{·}} [[Door-to-Door Sales, Time Shares, and Other Contracts You Can Cancel (No. 255)|Contracts You Can Cancel]]
** [[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'''  
* '''Money & Debt'''  
** [[Buying on Credit (No. 246)|Buying on Credit]]{{·}} [[Credit Cards (No. 247)|Credit Cards]]{{·}} [[Credit Reports (No. 249)|Credit Reports]]{{·}} [[Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan (No. 248)|Co-Signing or Guaranteeing a Loan]]{{·}} [[Collecting a Debt (No. 250)|Collecting a Debt]]{{·}} [[Garnishment (No. 251)|Garnishment]]{{·}}[[When You Can't Pay Your Debts (No. 253)|When You Can't Pay Your Debts]]{{·}} [[Harassment by Debt Collectors (No. 252)|Harassment by Debt Collectors]]{{·}} [[Warehouse Liens (No. 254)|Warehouse Liens]]{{·}} [[Financial Help for People with Disabilities (No. 289)|Financial Help for People with Disabilities]]{{·}} [[Income Assistance: Reconsiderations and Appeals (No. 288)|Income Assistance: Reconsiderations & Appeals]]{{·}} [[Your Bank Account (No. 245)|Your Bank Account]]
** [[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 & Business===
* '''Work'''
* '''Work'''
** [[Protection Against Job Discrimination (Script 270)|Job Discrimination]]{{·}} [[Sexual Harassment (Script 271)|Sexual Harassment]]{{·}} [[Farm Workers' Wages (Script 273)|Farm Workers' Wages]]{{·}} [[Farm Workers' Rights (Script 274)|Farm Workers' Rights]]{{·}} [[Workers' Compensation (Script 285)|Workers' Compensation]]{{·}} [[Appealing a Workers' Compensation Decision (Script 286)|Workers' Compensation Appeals]]{{·}} [[If You're Fired - Wrongful Dismissal (Script 241)|If You're Fired]]{{·}}[[Getting Temporarily Laid Off (Script 281)|Getting Temporarily Laid Off]]{{·}} [[Termination Under the BC ''Employment Standards Act'' (Script 280)|If You Quit]]{{·}} [[Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits (Script 282)|Applying for EI Benefits]]
** [[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'''
* '''Business'''
** [[Starting a Small Business (Script 265)|Starting a Small Business]]{{·}} [[Forming a Private Company (Script 267)|Incorporating a Company]]{{·}} [[Forming a Partnership (Script 266)|Forming a Partnership]]{{·}} [[Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks and Copyright (Script 231)|Trademarks, Copyright & Other Intellectual Property]]{{·}} [[Music Law: Copyright and Trademarks (Script 264)|Music Law]]
** [[Starting a Small Business]]{{·}} [[Incorporating a Company]]{{·}} [[Forming a Partnership]]{{·}} [[Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property|Intellectual Property]]{{·}} [[Music Law]]


===Families & Children===
===Families & Children===
* '''Family Relationships'''
* '''Family Relationships'''
**[[Introduction to Family Law (Script 114)|Introduction to Family Law]]{{·}} [[Getting Married in British Columbia (Script 160)|Getting Married]]{{·}} [[Marriage Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements (Script 162)|Marriage & Cohabitation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Your Income, Support and Property Rights (Script 148)|Couples Who Are Not Spouses]]{{·}} [[Family Violence (Script 155)|Family Violence]]{{·}} [[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse (Script 156)|Reporting Suspected Child Abuse]]{{·}} [[Changing Your Name (Script 161)|Changing Your Name]]
**[[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'''
* '''Divorce & Separation'''
**[[Separation and Separation Agreements (Script 115)|Separation and Separation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate (Script 116)|Deciding Who Will Move Out]]{{·}} [[Requirements for Divorce and Annulment (Script 120)|Requirements for Divorce & Annulment]]{{·}} [[Desk Order Divorces: The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Process (Script 121)|Desk Order Divorce]]{{·}} [[The Respondent in Divorce Proceedings (Script 122)|Responding to Divorce Proceedings]]{{·}} [[Custody and Access, Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact (Script 142)|Custody, Guardianship, and Parenting Arrangements]]{{·}} [[Child Support (Script 117)|Child Support]]{{·}} [[Spousal Support (Script 123)|Spousal Support]]{{·}} [[Enforcing Orders and Agreements for Support (Script 132)|Enforcing Support Orders & Agreements]]{{·}} [[Income Tax Implications of Support Payments (Script 133)|Tax Implications of Support Payments]]{{·}} [[Dividing Property and Debts (Script 124)|Dividing Property & Debts]]  
**[[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]]  


* '''Children'''
* '''Children'''
** [[Children's Rights (Script 238)|Children's Rights]]{{·}} [[Children Born Outside Marriage (Script 140)|Children Born Outside Marriage]]{{·}} [[Unmarried Spouses: About the Children in Your Family (Script 147)|Children Born to Unmarried Spouses]]{{·}} [[Adoption (Script 145)|Adoption]]{{·}} [[Adoption Registries (Script 146)|Adoption Registries]]{{·}} [[Child Protection and Removal (Script 141)|Child Protection & Removal]]  
** [[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'''
* '''Resolving Family Disputes'''
** [[Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes (Script 111)|Mediation and Collaborative Practice]]{{·}} [[Family Court (Script 110)|Family Court]]{{·}} [[Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in the Supreme Court (Script 112)|Applying for an Interim Order in a Family Law Case in Supreme Court]]
** [[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===
===Life===
* '''Health'''  
* '''Health'''  
** [[Adults and Consent to Health Care (Script 428)|Adults and Consent to Health Care]]{{·}} [[Children and Consent to Health Care (Script 422)|Children and Consent to Health Care]]{{·}} [[Getting Your Medical Records (Script 421)|Getting Your Medical Records]]{{·}} [[Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person (Script 425)|Hospitalizing a Mentally Ill Person]]{{·}} [[Making a Complaint Against Your Doctor (Script 423)|If You Have a Problem with a Doctor]]{{·}} [[Medical Malpractice (Script 420)|Medical Malpractice]]
** [[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'''  
* '''Home & Neighbours'''  
** [[Buying a House (Script 406)|Buying a Home]]{{·}} [[Buying a Condominium (Script 407)|Buying a Condo]]{{·}} [[Mortgages and Financing a House Purchase (Script 408)|Mortgages & Financing a Home]]{{·}} [[Selling Your House (Script 405)|Selling Your Home]]{{·}} [[Builders Liens (Script 268)|Builders Liens]]{{·}} [[Owning a Condominium (Script 401)|Owning a Condo]]{{·}} [[Co-operative Housing: Members' Rights and Duties (Script 402)|Co-op Housing: Members' Rights & Duties]]{{·}} [[Residential Tenancy (Script 410)|Residential Tenancy]]{{·}} [[Neighbour Law (Script 400)|Neighbour Law]]{{·}} [[Home Repair Contractors (Script 409)|Home Repair Contractors]]{{·}} [[Foreclosure (Script 415)|Foreclosure]]
** [[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'''  
* '''Rights & Citizenship'''  
** [[Defamation: Libel and Slander (Script 240)|Defamation]]{{·}}[[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (Script 235)|Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy]]{{·}} [[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection (Script 236)|Human Rights & Discrimination Protection]]{{·}}[[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Overview (Script 230)|Charter of Rights: Overview]]{{·}} [[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Legal Rights (Script 200)|Charter of Rights: Legal Rights]]{{·}} [[Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Equality Rights (Script 232)|Charter of Rights: Equality Rights]]{{·}} [[Aboriginal Law (Script 237)|Aboriginal Law]]{{·}} [[Immigrating to British Columbia (Script 290)|Immigrating to BC]]{{·}} [[Senior Law and Elder Abuse (Script 239)|Seniors' Rights & Elder Abuse]]
** [[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'''  
* '''Wills, Planning & Estates'''  
** [[Making a Will and Estate Planning (Script 176)|Preparing a Will & Estate Planning]]{{·}} [[The Disappointed Beneficiary (Script 179)|Challenging a Will]]{{·}} [[Your Duties As Executor (Script 178)|Duties of an Executor]]{{·}} [[What Happens When You Die Without a Will? (Script 177)|When Someone Dies Without a Will]]{{·}} [[What Happens When Your Spouse Dies (Script 150)|When Your Common-Law Spouse Dies]]{{·}} [[Power of Attorney and Representation Agreements (Script 180)|Powers of Attorney & Representation Agreements]]{{·}} [[Committeeship (Script 426)|Committeeship]]  
** [[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]]


===Courts & Crime===
===Courts & Crime===
* '''Courts & Resolving Disputes'''
* '''Courts & Resolving Disputes'''
** [[Resolving Disputes Without Going to Court (Script 429)| Resolving Disputes Without Going to Court]]{{·}} [[Our Court System and Solving Disputes (Script 432)|Our Court System in a Nutshell]]{{·}} [[What is Small Claims Court? (Script 165)|Starting a Lawsuit]]{{·}} [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (Script 166)|Suing Someone in Small Claims Court]]{{·}} [[Being Sued in Small Claims Court (Script 167)|Being Sued in Small Claims Court]]{{·}} [[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court (Script 168)|Going to Trial in Small Claims Court]] {{·}} [[Appearing in Court by Phone (Script 433)|Appearing in Court by Phone]]{{·}} [[Getting Your Judgment Paid (Script 169)|Getting Your Judgment Paid]]{{·}} [[Class Actions in British Columbia (Script 233)|Class Actions]]
** [[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'''  
* '''Crime'''  
** [[If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons (Script 210)|If You Receive an Appearance Notice or Summons]]{{·}} [[Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge (Script 211)|Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge]]{{·}} [[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge (Script 212)|Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge]]{{·}} [[Outstanding Warrants and Welfare (Script 204)|Outstanding Warrants & Welfare]]{{·}}[[Possession of Marijuana (Script 201)|Possession of Marijuana]]{{·}} [[Shoplifting (Script 202)|Shoplifting]]{{·}} [[Drinking and Driving (Script 190)|Impaired Driving]]{{·}} [[Driving While Prohibited (Script 192)|Driving While Prohibited]]{{·}} [[Driving Without Insurance (Script 193)|Driving Without Insurance]]{{·}} [[Traffic Tickets (Script 194)|Traffic Tickets]]{{·}} [[Conditional Sentences, Probation and Discharges (Script 203)|Conditional Sentences, Probation & Discharges]]{{·}} [[Criminal Records and Record Suspensions (Script 205)|Criminal Records & Record Suspensions]]{{·}} [[Being a Witness (Script 216)|Being a Witness]]{{·}} [[Complaints Against the RCMP (Script 220)|Complaints Against the RCMP]]{{·}} [[Complaints Against Municipal Police (Script 221)|Complaints Against Municipal Police]]{{·}} [[Firearms and Firearms Act (Script 242)|Firearms and ''Firearms Act'']]{{·}} [[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence (Script 215)|Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence]]{{·}} [[Peace Bonds and Assault Charges (Script 217)|Peace Bonds & Assault Charges]]{{·}}[[Stalking, Criminal Harassment and Cyberbullying (Script 206)|Stalking, Criminal Harassment and Cyberbullying]]{{·}} [[Young People and Criminal Law (Script 225)|Young People & Criminal Law]]{{·}} [[Youth Justice Court Trials (Script 226)|Youth Justice Court Trials]]
** [[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'''
* '''Legal Help & Lawyers'''
** [[Low Cost and Free Legal Services (Script 430)|Free and Low-Cost Legal Help]]{{·}} [[Choosing a Lawyer (Script 435)|Choosing a Lawyer]]{{·}} [[Lawyers' Fees (Script 438)|Lawyers' Fees]]{{·}} [[If You Have a Problem With Your Lawyer (Script 436)|If You Have a Problem with a Lawyer]]{{·}} [[The Law Society, Bar Associations and Law Foundation (Script 431)|The Law Society, Bar Associations and Law Foundation]]
** [[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]]
 
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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 more titles from People's Law School.