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RISE can provide the following free family law services to our clients:

-legal navigation
-summary legal advice and unbundled legal services
-support from family law advocates funded by the Law Foundation of BC
-some limited court appearances on simple matters through our student clinic.

Though the bulk of the services are family law, the Student Advocacy Clinic also provides other services such as referrals for non-family law issues, assistance with police complaints, name and gender marker changes, CVAP applications, ATIP requests, BC housing applications, and help accessing other community resources.

What services are not provided?
-We do not provide full representation.
-We do not provide lawyer referrals if you are seeking to retain a lawyer or need a recommendation for a legal aid lawyer. If you are looking for a paid lawyer, or if you have been approved for legal aid and are looking for a lawyer to take on the matter, you can reach out to Access Probono Lawyer Referral Service. Lawyers are also able to help you with only parts of your legal issues, often called unbundled services. You can see a list of lawyers, who provide unbundled services here. If you would like to know how to choose a family lawyer, you can read our guide here.
-We cannot provide our services if your family law matter is outside British Columbia. Our lawyers are not licensed to practice outside of BC, and it is against Law Society rules for any lawyer to offer advice or assistance on a file that’s being heard outside the jurisdiction in which that lawyer is licensed.

Details

Resource type
Family Advocacy, Human Rights, Legal Rights
Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autonomic Dysfunctions/Dysautonomia, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (AFRID) - Under Construction, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Pain, Circadian Rhythm Disorders , Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Dual Diagnosis, Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Long-COVID/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Mental Health , Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Schizophrenia , Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida, Substance Use/Addiction
Age
0-99
Eligibility
RISE can help you if:

-You have a family law issue
-Your matter is in British Columbia
-You identify as a woman or gender diverse person
-You meet our financial eligibility requirements
-Your matter is not urgent

If you meet the criteria, complete the appointment request form on the website.

Location

Regions
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Fraser North, Fraser South, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenays, North East, North West, Sunshine Coast / Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson Okanagan, Vancouver Island Central, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South
Cities
108 Mile Ranch, 150 Mile House, 70 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Ainsworth Hot Springs, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anglemont, Anmore, Apex Mountain Resort, Appledale, Armstrong, Arras, Arrow Creek, Ashcroft, Atlin , Avola, Balfour, Bamfield, Bankeir, Barkerville, Barriere, Baynes Lake, Bear Lake, Beaverdell, Belcarra, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Big White Ski Resort, Black Creek, Blind Bay, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Bowser , Brentwood Bay, Bridal Falls, Bridge Lake, Britannia Beach, Buckhorn, Buick, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Burton, Cache Creek, Campbell River, Canal Flats, Canyon, Castlegar, Cawston, Celista, Charlie Lake, Chase, Chemainus, Cherryville, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Coalmont, Cobble Hill, Coldstream, Colwood, Comox, Coquitlam, Courtenay, Cowichan Bay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Crescent Valley, Creston, Crofton, Cultus Lake, Cumberland, D'Arcy, Davis Bay, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Delta, Denman Island, Dome Creek, Donald, Duncan, Eagle Bay, Eagle Creek, Earls Cove, Edgewater, Edgewood, Egmont, Elkford, Elko, Enderby, Erickson, Errington, Esquimalt, Fairmont Hot Springs, Falkland, Fanny Bay, Fauquier, Fernie, Fernie Alpine Resort, Field, Forest Grove, Fort Fraser, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fort Steele, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gambier Island, Garden Bay, Garibaldi Highlands, Genelle, Gibsons, Gillies Bay, Gingolx, Gold Bridge, Gold River, Golden, Grand Forks, Granisle, Grasmere, Greenwood, Grindrod, Halfmoon Bay, Harrison Hot Springs, Hazelton, Hedley, Heriot Bay, Hixon, Holberg, Honeymoon Bay, Hope, Hornby Island, Horsefly, Hosmer, Houston, Hudson’s Hope, Invermere, Iskut, Jaffray, Kaleden, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Kemano , Keremeos, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Kimberley, Kimberley Alpine Resort, Kispiox, Kitimat, Kitwanga, Klemtu, Kootenay Bay, Kyuquot, Lac La Hache, Lac La Jeune, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Lake Errock, Langdale, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lasqueti Island, Likely, Lillooet, Lindell Beach, Lions Bay, Little Fort, Logan Lake, Lone Butte, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Madeira Park, Malakwa, Manning Park, Mansons Landing, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, McLeod Lake, Meadow Creek, Merritt, Merville , Metchosin, Mica Creek, Mica Creek, Midway, Mill Bay , Mission, Moberly Lake, Monte Lake, Montrose, Moricetown, Mount Currie, Mount Washington Alpine Resort, Moyie Lake, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Naramata, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Hazelton, New Westminster, Newton, Nimpo Lake , North Saanich, North Vancouver, Ocean Falls, Okanagan Falls, Olalla, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Panorama Mountain Village, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penticton, Pinantan Lake, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Clements, Port Coquitlam, Port Edward, Port Hardy, Port McNeil, Port Moody, Port Renfrew, Pouce Coupe, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Pritchard, Procter, Puntzi Lake, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Queen Charlotte , Queens Bay, Quesnel, Radium Hot Springs , Red Mountain Resort, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Richmond, Roberts Creek, Rock Creek, Rolla , Rosedale, Rossland, Royston, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Saltery Bay, Sandspit, Saturna Island, Savona, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Seton Portage, Shalalth, Shawnigan Lake, Shearwater, Sicamous, Sidney, Silver Star Mountain Resort, Silverton , Skidegate, Skookumchuck, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula , Sooke, Sorrento, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks Resort, Sunset Prairie, Surrey, Swartz Bay, Tahsis, Tappen, Tatla Lake, Taylor, Telegraph Cove, Telegraph Creek, Telkwa, Terrace, Tete Jaune Cache, Texada Island, Thetis Island, Thompson Sound, Thornhill, Toad River, Tofino, Topley , Trail, Tsawwassen, Tulameen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Union Bay, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vavenby, Vernon, Victoria, View Royal, Wardner, Warfield, Wasa, Wells , West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whaletown, Whistler, Whistler Blackcomb, White Rock, Whitewater Ski Resort, Williams Lake, Windermere, Winfield, Winlaw, Winter Harbour, Woss, Wynndel, Yale, Ymir, Zeballos
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