Referrals - Family Law

Our clinic does not practice family law.  Below are links to other sources of information and advice in this area.

Legal Aid Ontario

Legal Aid offers certificates (to applicants who qualify financially) for certain types of family law matters.  Legal Aid will provide you with a list of lawyers in your area who accept these certificates.

Services provided by Legal Aid Ontario include:

• Advice Lawyers - for family and criminal advice

• Certificates - if you qualify, for representation on family, criminal or immigration law matters

• Duty Counsel services are offered in most courts

Visit their Family Law page for more details.   Find a legal aid office in your area.  

If you do not have a legal aid office in your area, call Legal Aid toll-free at:

• 1-800-668-8258   or  TTY (telephone device for the deaf): 1-866-641-8867

and ask to speak to a Client Service Representative.  You can apply for a legal aid certificate over the phone.  This number also provides telephone advice from an advice lawyer on family law.

View our Tip sheet for Family Law Lawyers Assisting Clients on Social Assistance (2 pgs) - March 2008

Family Law Information Centres (FLIC)

Legal Aid provides an advice lawyer at your local Family Law Information Centre (FLIC) to answer questions specifically about family law and review your legal documents. 

Belleville FLIC:  Century Place, 199 Front Street West.  Every Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 

Napanee FLIC:  Court House, 41 Dundas Street West.  Every Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

For more information about FLIC, visit the Ministry of the Attorney General's site.

Family Justice page - provides links to information about:

• the Office of the Children's Lawyer

• the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee

• child support guidelines

• family law rules

• family law forms

• selected family law legislation

• the Family Responsibility Office

as well as online publications such as "What You Should Know About Family Law in Ontario", "A Guide to Procedures in Family Court" and "A Guide to Family Procedures in the Ontario Court of Justice."

Other help, in the following areas:

• Businesses and Not-for-Profit Organizations
• Courts
• Family Law
• Government
• Immigration
• Income Tax
  • Income tax preparation help
  • National Child Benefit
• Legal Services (Legal Aid and Private Bar)
  • Legal Clinics
  • Legal Aid
  • Private Bar/Pro Bono
• Mental Health Services
• Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Estates
• Seniors' Issues
• Women's Issues
• Youth Issues
• Other areas of law

Where Else to Go For Help chart (PDF) - referrals for a wide variety of matters

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