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Child protection/removal


If You Can’t Get Legal Aid for Your Child Protection Case
If You Can’t Get Legal Aid for Your Child Protection Case
How to get a court-appointed lawyer for a complicated child protection hearing if you can’t get legal aid but can’t afford a lawyer

Keeping Aboriginal Kids Safe
Keeping Aboriginal Kids Safe
Explains the child protection process for Aboriginal children and families

Keeping Your Children Safe
Keeping Your Children Safe
Explains what to do if your partner has abused or threatened you or your children
Separation & divorce, Abuse & family violence, Refugees & immigrants, Child protection/removal

Keeping Your Children Safe
Assurer la sécurité de vos enfants
Explique ce qu’il faut faire si votre conjoint vous a maltraités ou menacés, vous ou vos enfants
Separation & divorce, Abuse & family violence, Refugees & immigrants, Child protection/removal

Parents Legal Centre brochure
Parents Legal Centre brochure
Describes Parents Legal Centre, a free service in select locations for parents with child protection issues who qualify.
Legal help & lawyers, Child protection/removal, Promotional materials

Parents Legal Centre brochure
Centre juridique pour les parents (Parents Legal Centre brochure)
Décrit le Parents Legal Centre, un service gratuit dans certains endroits pour les parents ayant des problèmes de protection de l’enfance qui sont admissibles.
Legal help & lawyers, Child protection/removal, Promotional materials

Parents’ Rights, Kids’ Rights
Parents’ Rights, Kids’ Rights
Explains what happens if the ministry has concerns about your child’s safety or plans to remove your child from your home

Wrapping Our Ways Around Them
Wrapping Our Ways Around Them
Guide to empower Indigenous Nation and community involvement in caring for Indigenous children.
Crimes & offences

Defending Yourself: Assault
Defending Yourself: Assault
Describes how to defend yourself if you’re charged with assault

Defending Yourself: Breach of a Court Order
Defending Yourself: Breach of a Court Order
Describes how to defend yourself if you’re charged with breach of a court order

Defending Yourself: Mischief
Defending Yourself: Mischief
Describes how to defend yourself if you’re charged with mischief

Defending Yourself: Possession of an Illegal Drug
Defending Yourself: Possession of an Illegal Drug
Describes how to defend yourself if you’re charged with possession of an illegal drug

Defending Yourself: Possession of Property Under $5,000 Obtained by Crime
Defending Yourself: Possession of Property Under $5,000 Obtained by Crime
Describes how to defend yourself if you’re charged with possession of property under $5,000 obtained by crime

Defending Yourself: Theft Under $5,000
Defending Yourself: Theft Under $5,000
Describes how to defend yourself if you’re charged with theft under $5,000

How to Appeal Your Conviction
How to Appeal Your Conviction
Explains how to appeal a conviction for a summary or indictable criminal offence if you don’t have a lawyer

How to Appeal Your Sentence
How to Appeal Your Sentence
Explains how to appeal your sentence if you’ve been convicted of a summary or indictable criminal offence and don’t have a lawyer

If You Can’t Get Legal Aid for Your Criminal Trial
If You Can’t Get Legal Aid for Your Criminal Trial
How to apply for a free lawyer if you’re facing a serious and complicated criminal charge, but can’t get legal aid or afford a lawyer
Crimes & offences, Legal help & lawyers, Legal system & courts

If You’re Charged with a Crime
If You’re Charged with a Crime
Outlines what happens when you’re charged with a criminal offence

Representing Yourself in a Criminal Trial
Representing Yourself in a Criminal Trial
Explains what happens when an accused person wants to plead not guilty to a summary offence

Speaking to the Judge Before You’re Sentenced
Speaking to the Judge Before You’re Sentenced
Describes what a convicted person can say to the judge before the judge decides on a sentence

The Criminal Court Process (leaving abuse)
The Criminal Court Process (leaving abuse)
Explains the legal process if your partner is charged with assault and has to go to court and you may have to be a witness
Separation & divorce, Abuse & family violence, Crimes & offences, Refugees & immigrants

The Criminal Court Process (leaving abuse)
Le processus du tribunal criminel
Explique le processus juridique si votre conjoint est accusé d’agression et doit comparaître devant le tribunal et que vous devrez peut-être être témoin
Separation & divorce, Abuse & family violence, Crimes & offences, Refugees & immigrants

When You’re Told to Have “No Contact”
When You’re Told to Have “No Contact”
Explains what it means when the court makes a no contact order against you
Abuse & family violence, Crimes & offences, Legal system & courts
Debt

Consumer and Debt Law
Consumer and Debt Law
A key resource for advocates and other legal professional helping clients with consumer or debt problems.