Available and Affordable Family Justice Services across Canada
Processes Relating to Access Enforcement
A. BC Services by Category
Information
- Parenting After Separation
- Finances After Separation
- Justice Access Centre Self Help Information Services/Resource Rooms
- Justice Interviewer/Family Justice Counsellor/Child Support officer provision of information about family law and court processes
- Family Justice web portal
- Familieschange.ca website
- Provincial Court of British Columbia website
- Supreme Court of British Columbia website
- Legal Services Society Family law website
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Rule 5/Family Justice Counsellor early assessment
- Family Justice Counsellor mediation (including distance mediation)
- Children in Mediation
- Child Support Officer assistance
- Assistance in obtaining child support orders for persons on income assistance/disability
- Interpreter services
- Family advice lawyers at Justice Access Centres, Family Justice Centres
Assistance with court processes
- Development of consent orders by Family Justice Counsellors
- Justice Access Centre Self Help Information Services/Resource room access to court forms
- S. 211 reports
- Locate Services
- Isoforms.bc.ca
- Court interpreters
- Family case conferences
- Legal aid duty counsel lawyers
- Legal aid representation
Updating/varying family obligations
- Family Justice Counsellor mediation to resolve new issues/changes in circumstances
- CSO assistance to vary child support orders
- CSRS to update child support orders based on income changes
Enforcement
Family Maintenance Enforcement Program
B. Alberta Services by Category
Information
- Resolution Services – Information Services (Contact Centre)
- Parenting After Separation
- Parenting After Separation – High Conflict
- Alberta Law Libraries
- Focus on Communication in Separation
- www.RCAS.Alberta.ca
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Family Mediation Program – Provincial Court and Court of Queen’s Bench
- Child Protection and Intervention Mediation Program – Provincial Court
- Dispute Resolution Officer Program (Calgary) – Court of Queen’s Bench (mandatory) and Provincial Court (voluntary)
- Child Support Resolution Program (Edmonton) – Court of Queen’s Bench and Provincial Court
- Brief Conflict Intervention Program – Provincial Court and Court of Queen’s Bench
- Intake Services
Assistance with court processes
- Family Court Counsellors
- Caseflow Conference
- Court Generated Orders
- Divorce Reviews
- Online Forms and Procedures (Self-help kits)
- Intake Services
Updating/varying family obligations
Child Support Recalculation Program
Enforcement
- Maintenance Enforcement Program
- Safe Visitation Program
C. Saskatchewan Services by Category
Information
- Parenting After Separation /Divorce
- Family Law Information Centre (FLIC)
- PLEA’s Family Law website (provided by a non-government agency)
- Courts of Saskatchewan website
- Children’s education program (in some locations)
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Dispute Resolution Office (mediation)
- Family Law Information Centre (self-help kits for developing agreements)
- Family Matters program
Assistance with court processes
- Self-help kits available through the FLIC
- PLEA’s Family Law website with fill-able forms (provided by a non-government agency)
- Custody/Access Assessments
- Pro Bono Saskatchewan (provided by a non-government agency)
- Community Legal Assistance Services (provided by a non-government agency: Saskatoon Inner City)
Updating/varying family obligations
- Support Variation Program
- Self-help variation kits from FLIC
Enforcement
- MEO
- Dispute Resolution Office
- Supervised Access/Exchange Program
- Self-help kits from FLIC for enforcement applications
- PLEA’s Family Law website with fill-able forms (provided by a non-government agency)
D. Manitoba Services by Category
Information
- For the Sake of the Children Parent Information Program
- Family Law in Manitoba, 2014 public legal information guide
- Manitoba Justice Family Law website
- Manitoba Courts website
- Children’s education programs through Family Conciliation
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Family Conciliation Office (mediation, comprehensive co-mediation)
- First Choice Service (brief assessment and mediation)
- Grandparent Advisor
Assistance with court processes
- Manitoba Laws website with user-friendly forms
- ISO Online Forms and Procedures
- Court Registry Online
- Case management
- Custody/Access Assessments
- Legal Aid Manitoba
- Self-help kits
Updating/varying family obligations
- A Guide to Changing Child Support Orders in Manitoba public self-help guide
- Child Support Recalculation Service
Enforcement
- Maintenance Enforcement Program
- Supervised Access/Exchange Program (NGO)
E. Ontario Services by Category
Information
- Mandatory Information Program (MIP)
- Family Law Information Centres (FLICs)
- Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) Website
- Guides to Court Procedures
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Family Mediation Services
- Information and Referral Co-ordinators (IRCs)
- Dispute Resolution Officers (DROs) in the Superior Court of Justice
Assistance with court processes
- Family Duty Counsel (Legal Aid Ontario)
- Family Law Certificates (Legal Aid Ontario)
- Advice Lawyer (FLIC - Legal Aid Ontario)
- Family Court Support Worker Program (for victims of domestic violence)
- Court Interpreters
- Accessibility Coordinators
- Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) Website – guides to procedure
- Office of the Children’s Lawyer
Updating/varying family obligations
- Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) – Motion to Change Guide
- Administrative Child Support Calculation Service (not yet implemented)
Enforcement
- Family Responsibility Office
- Supervised Access Program
F. Québec Services by Category
Information
- Séance d’information sur la parentalité après la rupture (Parenting after separation)
- Centre de justice de proximité
- Site Internet du ministère de la Justice (Justice Québec’s website)
- Site Internet de Revenu Québec
- Site Internet de Services Québec (Services Québec’s website)
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Médiation familiale (Family mediation)
- Centre de justice de proximité
Assistance with court processes
- Conférence de gestion (Case management)
- Centre de justice de proximité
- Brochures pour les gens qui se représentent seuls (Self-help kits)
- Service d’interprètes (Interpreter services)
- Commission des services juridiques (Legal Aid services)
Updating/varying family obligations
- SARPA Service de rajustement des pensions alimentaires pour enfants (Child Support Recalculation Program)
- Service d’aide à l’homologation (SAH) (Homologation Assistance Service)
Enforcement
- Programme de perception des pensions alimentaires (MEP)
- Supervision des droits d’accès (SDA) (Supervised Access)
G. New Brunswick Services by Category
Information
- For the Sake of the Children (Post-separation parent information sessions)
- Family Law Information Centre (Judicial District of Saint John only)
- PLEIS-NB Family Law website (familylawnb.ca)
- Family Advice Lawyers
- PLEIS-NB Family law workshops (in collaboration with the Department of Justice and Public Safety)
- Family Law Information Toll Free Line (Collaboration between PLEIS-NB and the Department of Justice and Public Safety)
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Family Law Information Centre (Judicial District of Saint John only)
- Assistance in obtaining child support orders for persons on income assistance
Assistance with court processes
- PLEIS-NB Self-help kits
- PLEIS-NB Family Law website with fill-able forms and videos (familylawnb.ca)
- New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission
- Family Advice Lawyers
- Family Duty Counsel
- Court-Ordered Evaluations Support Program
- PLEIS-NB Family law workshops (in collaboration with the Department of Justice and Public Safety)
Updating/varying family obligations
PLEIS-NB Self-help variation kits
Enforcement
Office of Support Enforcement
H. Prince Edward Island Services by Category
Information
- Community Legal Information Association (CLIA)
- Positive Parenting From Two Homes
- Positive Parenting From Two Homes for Kids
- Prince Edward Island Honourable C. R. McQuaid Family Law Centre Website
- Child Support Guidelines Office
- Legal Clinic (provided at Courthouse by private sector lawyers)
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Mediation Program
- Child Support Guidelines Office
- Peace Plans
- Parenting Coordination Program (being set up)
Assistance with court processes
- Pre-Motion Conference
- Pre-Trial Conference
- Case Management Conference
- Child Support Guidelines Office
- Divorce Reviews
- Self-help kits (Divorce Kit)
- Family Legal Aid representation
- Court-ordered parenting arrangement assessments
- Legal Clinic (provided at Courthouse by private sector lawyers)
- Office of the Children’s Lawyer
Updating/varying family obligations
- Child Support Guidelines Office
- Child Support Recalculation Program
Enforcement
- Maintenance Enforcement Program
- Supervised Access and Exchange Program
- Parenting Coordination Program (being set up)
I. Newfoundland and Labrador Services by Category
Information
- “Living Apart…Parenting Together” information session (Family Justice Services)
- Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland & Labrador (PLIAN) – website, brochures & presentations, myparentsliveapart.ca (for children/youth)
- Dept. of Justice & Public Safety, Supreme and Provincial Courts websites
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Family Justice Services (mediation and counselling services)
- Duty Counsel project – Legal Aid
Assistance with court processes
- Self-help kits (Supreme Court, Family Division)
- Isoforms.nl.ca website
- Duty counsel project – Legal Aid
- Support Applications Social Worker project (child support for income support clients)
Updating/varying family obligations
- Child Support Recalculation Program
- Support Applications Social Worker project (child support for income support clients)
- Self-help variation kits (Supreme Court, Family Division)
Enforcement
Support Enforcement Program
J. Nova Scotia Services by Category
Information
- Family Law Information Program, which includes:
- NS Family Law website
- Family Law Information Program Centres in Halifax and Sydney
- Parent Information Program
- In person & online
- English & French
- What you need to know (intake) sessions
- In person & online
- Courts of Nova Scotia website
- NS Department of Justice website
- Legal Information Society of NS website
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Conciliation/Assisted dispute resolution
- All Family Divisions & Family Courts
- ISO Locate Services
- Mediation roster referrals
- Family Division
- Summary Advice Counsel (via NS Legal Aid)
- All Family Divisions & Family Courts
- NS Family Law website
- Dispute resolution options, applications kits
Assistance with court processes
- Summary Advice Counsel (via NS Legal Aid)
- All Family Divisions & Family Courts
- NS Family Law website
- Going to Court workbook, ISO kit
- ADR/ISO pilot
- Interpreter Services
- Settlement Conferences
Updating/varying family obligations
- Administrative Recalculation Program
- Conciliation/Assisted dispute resolution
- All Family Divisions & Family Courts
- NS Family Law website
- Administrative Recalculation information, applications kits
Enforcement
- MEP
- Supervised Access & Exchange Program
K. Yukon Services by Category
Information
Parent education workshop after separation or divorce: For the Sake of the Children
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
Child Support Administrative Recalculation Service
Assistance with court processes
- Child’s Lawyer
- Settlement Conferences / Court-Based Mediation
- Yukon Family Law Information Centre (FLIC)
Updating/varying family obligations
Inter-jurisdictional Support
Enforcement
Yukon Maintenance Enforcement Program
L. Northwest Territories Services by Category
Information
Parenting After Separation and Divorce
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
- Family Law Mediation Program
- International Mediation
Assistance with court processes
- Court-Based Services
- Legal Aid
- Office of the Children’s Lawyer
Updating/varying family obligations
Inter-jurisdictional Support
Enforcement
Maintenance Enforcement Program
M. Nunavut Services by Category
Information
- Family Law Information – Legal Aid
- Nunavut's Representative for Children and Youth
- Parent Education and Information, e.g. Inunnguiniq Parenting Program - Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
Assistance to resolve family breakdown issues outside of court
Family Mediation Services – Department of Justice
Assistance with court processes
- Family Court Services – Nunavut Court of Justice
- Legal Aid
Updating/varying family obligations
Inter-Jurisdictional Support
Enforcement
Family Support Enforcement Office (Maintenance Enforcement)
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