Where Can I Get Free Legal Advice?
Video: Where Can I Get Free Legal Advice?
By: Steven Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., Family Lawyer
Jurisdiction: Ontario (Canada)
Any court in Ontario [Canada] has in the courthouse, in the Family Court courthouse, a Family Law Information Centre as well as a lawyer paid for by Legal Aid Ontario to be able to give you summary advice. So what you might want to do is, if you are in a situation where you cannot afford a lawyer, you can either go to one of the Family Law Information Centres at the courthouse nearest you, speak to an advice counsel, or possibly even apply for legal aid to grant you a legal aid certificate and have a lawyer be assigned to you through the Legal Aid Plan. … You walk in and they’re open from I think from [9:00 A.M.] to [4:00 P.M.] every day, other than Civic Holidays of course, you sign your name up on the list and the advice lawyer who is assigned to that location on that day goes down the list and calls the next person. … The reason why Legal Aid does install deputy counsellor, advice counsel in the courts is for that very reason, to allow a person to have a lawyer, walk into court with them, and … (click here for more)
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(’First Take Live’ video clips courtesy of Dan Carter Productions. Original Broadcast: 2007) About the author: Steven Benmor practices Family Law in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Visit Steven Benmor’s online Family Law Resource Center for concise answers to many more frequently asked Family law questions, feature articles on Family law topics, dozens of links to other Family law websites, and more at www.benmor.com. The information on this page is for discussion purposes only. It is by no means legal advice or even a statement of the law on this subject. Please do not rely on the accuracy or completeness of this information. Any question or concern elicited by the information on this page should be taken to a lawyer who will consider the facts of each case and the legal remedies available. |
