Web and phone resources
Canadian Legal Information Institute
CanLII – an online database of all judgements published across Canada.
The Family Law Act – Province of British Columbia
Governing statute for family law in BC after 2010.
Divorce Act of Canada
Federal statute.
Child and Spousal Support Calculations
A good resource for estimating child and spousal support.
JP Boyd on Family Law
Clicklaw Wikibooks – online resources by J.P. Boyd K.C.
Justice access centers
Justice Access Centres – Province of British Columbia.
Access Pro Bono
Lawyer referral service.
Courthouse Library
5th floor of Victoria Courthouse. Very helpful folks, lots of resources available.
BC Legal Aid Society
Free legal help for BC residents.
Mediate BC
Find a mediator tool.
ADR Professionals BC
ADRBC – ADR Institute of British Columbia.
Counselling Services Directory BC
Psychologists, counsellors and therapists directory.
Online Divorce Assistant
Ministry of Justice e-Divorce.
Rise Women’s Legal Centre
The UVic Law Centre
The Law Centre – University of Victoria.
24-hour Vancouver Island crisis line
1-888-494-3888
24-hour BC Province crisis line
1-800-784-2433
Criminal Code of Canada
Human Nature Counselling
BC Government Resources for Criminal Law
Women’s Transition House
Shelter for abused women.
Recommended books
BIFF for Coparent Communication: Your Guide to Difficult Texts, Emails, and Social Media Posts
By Bill Eddy. The green cover version deals with coparent communication.
Divorce Poison
By Dr. Richard Warshak.
Splitting
By Bill Eddy and Randi Kreger.