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Divorce Law:
Questions and Answers
More Information
- Where can I get more information?
- Here are some specific sources
- Provincial and Territorial Child Support Information
Where can I get more information?
This booklet provides only an overview of some issues you may come across when you are separating or getting a divorce. There are many professional people, organizations and other sources that can help you or provide more information:
- A family law lawyer.
- An information centre specializing in family justice.
- A parent education course for separating parents.
- Duty counsel at a legal aid office.
- A community legal clinic.
- A university law school with a student-run legal information service.
- A public legal education and information organization.
- A law society or bar association referral service for a lawyer.
- A mediator, social worker or counsellor.
- An emergency shelter.
- A divorce support or self-help group.
- Relevant library books and videos.
- A multicultural community organization.
The yellow pages, white pages or blue pages in your telephone book have listings for many of these resources. A librarian at your public library may also be able to help you.
Here are some specific sources
- The Canadian government information line:
please call 1-800-O-Canada. - Canada Pension Plan:
for service in English, please call 1-800-277-9914;
for service in French, please call 1-800-277-9915. - Quebec Pension Plan: please call 1-800-463-5185.
- Federal Child Support Guidelines information and free publications:
please call 1-888-373-2222. - Family Services Canada:
please call 1-800-668-7808 for information about this counselling service. - To order the Health Canada booklet Because Life Goes On…
Helping Children and Youth Live with Separation and Divorce,
please call (613) 954-5995. - Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): Guides and forms in respect to child and spousal support payments are available at your local CRA office or through the Internet.
- The Department of Justice Canada publication on family violence,
Abuse is Wrong in any Language is available on the Internet or by calling
1-613-957-4222.
