Tools that answer the question before you pay for it
A great many questions do not need a lawyer — they need a straight answer from somebody who is not selling anything. These are free and require no sign-up.
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BC child support calculator
Estimate the monthly table amount payable in British Columbia based on the payor’s guideline income and the number of children.
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Spousal support calculator
A rough Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines range using the without child support formula — amount and duration.
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Separation checklist
What to gather, what to do and what not to do in the first thirty days of a separation in British Columbia.
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Insights & articles
Plain-language guides to family law, wills and estates in British Columbia.
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Organisations worth knowing about
If you cannot afford private counsel, start here. None of these organisations are affiliated with the firm and we receive nothing for listing them.
- Legal Aid BC
Free legal information and, for those who qualify financially, representation in family, immigration and criminal matters.
- Access Pro Bono
Free summary legal advice clinics staffed by volunteer lawyers across British Columbia.
- Family Justice Counsellors
Provincial service offering free mediation and help with parenting and support agreements.
- Government of Canada child support tables
The official federal child support table look-up — authoritative, and what a court will use.
- BC Supreme Court family forms
Current court forms for family proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
- Law Society of British Columbia
Verify that any lawyer you are considering is entitled to practise, and how to make a complaint.
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