Difference between revisions of "Legal Help for British Columbians"

*'''[[Complaints about Police and Other Authorities]]'''  

**[[I Was Harassed or Assaulted by the Police]]{{·}} [[A Provincial Government Worker Was Abusive to Me]]{{·}} [[A Federal Government Worker Was Abusive to Me]]{{·}} [[I Was Abused in a Residential School]]

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*'''[[Consumer and Debt Problems|Consumer and Debt]]'''

**[[I Don't Have Enough Money to Pay My Debts]]{{·}} [[The Bank Is Threatening Foreclosure on My Home]]{{·}} [[A Debt Collector Is Harassing Me]]{{·}} [[I Bought a Product from a Door-to-Door Salesperson and No Longer Want It]]{{·}} [[My Car Broke Down and the Dealer Won't Fix It]]{{·}} [[I Want to Get out of My Cellphone Contract]]

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*'''[[Criminal Law Problems|Criminal Law]]'''

**[[I've Been Charged with a Criminal (or Youth) Offence and Have to Go to Court|I've Been Charged with a Criminal Offence and Have to Go to Court]]{{·}} [[I've Been Accused of a Criminal Offence and Have Been Offered "Diversion", "Restorative Justice" or "Alternative Measures"|I've Been Offered "Diversion"]]{{·}} [[I've Been Charged with a Criminal (or Youth) Offence and Want to Change My Release Conditions so I Can Have Contact with My Spouse or Children|I Want to Change My Release Conditions]]{{·}} [[ I've Been Charged with a Criminal (or Youth) Offence out-of-Town and Want to Move the Case Closer to Home|I Want to Move My Criminal Case Closer to Home]]{{·}} [[I Want to Have My Criminal Record Removed]] {{·}} [[I Want My Criminal Case to Be Dealt with in First Nations Court]]

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*'''[[Employment Law Problems|Employment Law]]'''

**[[My Employer Isn't Paying My Wages]] {{·}} [[I Have Been Dismissed (Fired) without Just Cause]]{{·}} [[I've Been Turned Down for Employment Insurance Benefits]] {{·}} [[I've Been Cut off Workers' Compensation Benefits]]  

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*'''[[Family Law Problems|Family Law]]'''

**[[I Have a Family Problem and I Want to Resolve It out of Court]]{{·}} [[I Just Separated from the Other Parent of My Children]]{{·}} [[My Partner Is Abusing Me and My Kids]]{{·}} [[My Ex Is Not Paying Child Support]]{{·}} [[I Am Having Challenges with My Children and Don't Want the Ministry to Remove Them]]{{·}} [[The Ministry Has Taken My Kids]]  

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*'''[[Housing Problems|Housing]]'''  

**[[My Landlord Wants to Enter My Unit without My Permission]] {{·}} [[My Landlord Wants to Evict Me]] {{·}} [[My Landlord Wants to Keep My Deposit]]

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*'''[[Human Rights Problems|Human Rights]]'''  

**[[I Am Being Discriminated against or Sexually Harassed]]

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*'''[[Immigration Law Problems|Immigration]]'''  

**[[I Want to Claim Refugee Status in Canada]] {{·}} [[I'm a Permanent Resident and Have Been Charged with a Criminal Offence]] {{·}} [[My Husband Sponsored Me and We Have Now Separated]]  

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*'''[[Mental Health Law Problems|Mental Health]]'''  

**[[A Relative Has Been Held against Their Will in a Mental Health Facility]]  

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*'''[[Personal Planning Problems|Personal Planning]]'''  

**[[I Want to Get My Affairs in Order in Case I Become Incapable]] {{·}} [[I Want to Help a Friend or Relative Manage Their Affairs]]

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*'''[[Suing and Being Sued]]'''

**[[I Am Being Sued — What Should I Expect?|I Am Being Sued]]{{·}} [[I Need to Take Someone to Court — What's the Process?|I Need to Take Someone to Court]]

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*'''[[Welfare and Disability Problems|Welfare and Disability]]'''  

**[[I Have No Money for Food or Shelter]]{{·}} [[I Have Been Denied or Cut off Welfare]] {{·}} [[I Need to Apply for Disability Benefits]] {{·}} [[I'm Being Investigated by the Welfare Ministry]]  

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*'''[[Wills and Estates Problems|Wills and Estates]]'''  

**[[I Want to Write a Will]]{{·}} [[I Am the Executor or Administrator of an Estate]]

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