1. Legal Services Society Family Law in BC Website www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca

2. Usage Over 300 visits/day Videos on the site are viewed more than 1,700 times per month About 60% of visitors are seeking legal information and self-help materials, 40% are family service professionals helping someone else

3. Content of Family Law in BC site Over 1,000 pages of legal information, including 36 self help guides and more than 22 fact sheets

4. New features added: a text resizer (enlarge or reduce text size) short video and audio clips what’s new in family law a definitions page relevant legislation links publications by language frequently asked questions

5. Videos 2 short clips available now, 15 more to come 2 short films available on family law; fictionalized stories of a couple disputing child support in Provincial Court, and in the Supreme Court of BC

6. Who can help? The first hurdle is finding the information; the next is knowing how to use it.

7. Question #1 I want to apply for a divorce on my own – my ex doesn’t want to have to do anything. My friend told me that I have to write something called a Plaintiff’s Affidavit. Where do I find that and is that how I would get started?

8. Question #2 My daughter is refusing to let me see my granddaughter. What is the procedure for me to get a court order for access?

9. Question #3 I have been served with an Application to Obtain an Order for me to pay child support and for my girlfriend to have sole custody and guardianship of our child. I am in agreement with paying her child support, but I don’t agree with her having sole custody and guardianship. How can I let the court know this?

10. Question #4 My father told me that I could claim for undue hardship in my Supreme Court Financial Statement. What does that mean?

11. Question#5 Question#5 I need to serve documents on my estranged wife. I don’t want to see her. Who can serve documents for me?

12. For further information contact: Kim Shelley Legal Information Outreach Worker Victoria Regional Centre kim.shelley@lss.bc.ca@lss.bc.ca January, 2008