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Provincial Court duty counsel help lower income people with family law matters, including child protection issues (if the Ministry of Children and Family Development becomes involved with your family). Duty counsel can give you advice and speak on your behalf in court on simple matters. However, they won't take on your whole case and won't represent you at trial. They can also attend family case conferences at some courts. | Provincial Court duty counsel help lower income people with family law matters, including child protection issues (if the Ministry of Children and Family Development becomes involved with your family). Duty counsel can give you advice and speak on your behalf in court on simple matters. However, they won't take on your whole case and won't represent you at trial. They can also attend family case conferences at some courts. | ||
Duty counsel are available by appointment or on a drop-in basis in Nanaimo, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Surrey, and | Duty counsel laywers are available by appointment or on a drop-in basis in Kelowna, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Prince George, Surrey, Vancouver, and Victoria (although appointments are encouraged). At other locations, duty counsel services are on a drop-in basis. Priority is given to people who have matters in court that day. Bring any paperwork relating to your case. See [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1087 Provincial Court Family Duty Counsel] for locations or find your local court registry in the Blue Pages of your phone book under "Government of British Columbia - Court Services." | ||
== Family duty counsel (Supreme Court) == | == Family duty counsel (Supreme Court) == | ||