Family advice lawyers

If you're a parent with a low income and going through a separation or divorce, you may be eligible for up to three hours of free legal advice from a family advice lawyer. You may be able to get help even if you don't qualify for a legal aid lawyer.

Family advice lawyers can provide advice about:

• parenting time orcontact,
• guardianship / parenting time,
• child support,
• spousal support,
• property division (limited advice),
• agreements,
• child protection, and
• court procedures.

If your income is higher than our financial guideline limits for legal advice services, you may still receive:

• up to one hour of advice from a family advice lawyer if you're in mediation and have received a referral through the family justice counsellors.

Where can I find family advice lawyers?

Family Justice Centres and Justice Access Centres are open for some in-person services and also provide remote services by phone. Family advice lawyer services at Justice Access Centres have returned to in-person services, or you can request a phone consultation. Family advice lawyer services at Family Justice Centres are available by phone only at this time. 

Contact the following locations for family advice lawyer services:

• Family Justice Centres in:
  • Kamloops,
  • Kelowna,
  • New Westminster, and
  • Prince George.
• Justice Access Centres in:
  • Abbotsford,
  • Nanaimo,
  • Surrey,
  • Vancouver, and
  • Victoria.

Get more information

For more information about this service, call Service BC and ask to be connected to the appropriate office.