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If you are a person with a low-income experiencing separation or divorce, you may be eligible for up to three hours of free legal advice from Supreme Court family duty counsel. Duty counsel are lawyers who can provide advice about custody, access, guardianship, child support, property (limited advice), tentative settlement agreements, and court procedures. | If you are a person with a low-income experiencing separation or divorce, you may be eligible for up to three hours of free legal advice from Supreme Court family duty counsel. Duty counsel are lawyers who can provide advice about custody, access, guardianship, child support, property (limited advice), tentative settlement agreements, and court procedures. | ||
Duty counsel can also assist you in | Duty counsel can also assist you in chambers (a courtroom where applications, but not trials, are heard) if the matter is simple, unopposed, or by consent. They can also attend judicial case conferences at some courts. | ||
You should try to speak with Supreme Court duty counsel before going to court. Bring any paperwork relating to your case. | You should try to speak with Supreme Court duty counsel before going to court. Bring any paperwork relating to your case. | ||
Duty counsel are available by appointment or on a drop-in basis in Vancouver. At other locations, duty counsel services are available on a drop-in basis. See [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1086 | Duty counsel are available by appointment or on a drop-in basis in Vancouver. At other locations, duty counsel services are available on a drop-in basis. See "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1086 Supreme 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." | ||
== Immigration Duty Counsel == | == Immigration Duty Counsel == | ||