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1. Find your local community legal clinic - Steps to Justice Community legal clinics are funded by Legal Aid Ontario to provide free legal services to people with low incomes To get help from a clinic, you must live in the area the clinic serves You can use your address or postal code to find your local clinic through the Legal Aid Ontario website
What is legal aid and who is eligible? - Legal Line Legal aid is a program that helps low-income Canadians receive legal representation and advice If you qualify or meet your province’s financial eligibility requirements, legal aid will pay for a lawyer to represent you or assign one to you from a legal aid clinic or legal aid plan Legal aid is only available to people with certain types of legal problems Depending on your situation, legal
How do I apply for a legal aid certificate? - Steps to Justice Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) provides legal help to people in Ontario with very low incomes One way LAO helps is by giving people who qualify a legal aid certificate A legal aid certificate covers the cost of a private lawyer to work on their legal problem for a certain number of hours If you get a certificate, LAO pays the lawyer directly
2. Call Legal Aid Ontario - Steps to Justice Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has services to give legal help to people with very low incomes To get help, you must meet the financial eligibility test You
4. Contact Legal Aid Ontario - Steps to Justice To apply for a legal aid certificate: call LAO at 1-800-668-8258 use their online service visit one of their regional offices LAO will ask you how much
What kinds of cases are covered by legal aid? - Legal Line If a person qualifies financially, the typical types of cases that may be covered by legal aid include: certain criminal charges, issues regarding family law matters, immigration and refugee matters, some civil cases, and final appeals Criminal charges A series of cost-sharing agreements between the federal and provincial governments determines the extent to which criminal infractions are
1. Figure out the size of your family - Steps to Justice When deciding if you qualify for a legal aid certificate , Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) looks at the number of people in your family Then based on the size of your family, they look at: how much you all earn in total, and the value of all your assets LAO counts the following people to be part of your family: your married or common-law partner
I can’t afford a family law lawyer. Where can I find legal help? Community Legal Clinics (CLCs): Some CLCs across Ontario give free legal help or advice on family law issues to people who have low incomes JusticeNet is a not-for-profit organization that can help people find legal services when their income is too high for legal aid and too low to afford legal fees
1. Apply for Legal Aid - Steps to Justice Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) gives legal help to people with very low incomes To get LAO to pay for your lawyer, you must apply for a Legal Aid Certificate A Legal Aid Certificate means that LAO agrees to pay a lawyer to work for you Most certificates say what type of work and the number of hours LAO will pay for