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Free information centres at family courthouses. Staff give information about separation, divorce and related family law issues, child protection, court forms and processes, family mediation and other ways to settle without going to court, and refer you to local services. Legal Aid Ontario duty counsel lawyers at the courthouse can give legal advice on the day of your court date.

Referral service in Toronto.

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Their website is ontario.ca/page/family-law-information-centres.

Good to know

  • For whomPeople in Toronto dealing with separation, divorce, child protection or another family law issue. The information is free for everyone. Free advice from Legal Aid Ontario duty counsel is for people whose family income is lower than $45,440 (1 to 4 people) or $50,803 (5 or more), and a single person's assets must be lower than $15,000.
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  • Their stepsCall or visit the Family Law Information Centre at your family courthouse: 311 Jarvis Street (416-326-1694) or 47 Sheppard Avenue East (416-250-6161) for the Ontario Court of Justice, or 416-977-0718 for the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, which hears family cases at 361 University Avenue. Ask an information and referral coordinator about your family law needs, court forms, the Mandatory Information Program and family mediation. Coordinators give information and referrals, not legal advice. For legal advice on the day of your court date, ask for Legal Aid Ontario duty counsel. The Toronto family duty counsel office is at 311 Jarvis Street, Room 154, phone (416) 646-1278, Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm.

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