We help with matters related to parenting, guardianship, child support, property actions, spousal support, and divorce.
The course is free and is available online. The Court of King’s Bench requires that you take this course before you can file a court application.
If your matter is not resolved through RCAS, then you can contact us to apply for a lawyer.
We can help with child welfare matters if your child has been taken away and you have been served with a temporary or permanent guardianship order. In addition, if child protective services have served you with a supervision order application, we can assist you.
If you are the parent still residing outside of Canada (and your children have been brought to Alberta), you must first contact your Country’s Central Authority.
If you meet our financial eligibility guidelines:
LAA cannot assist directly with matters where the children have been removed from Alberta and taken to a foreign country.
If you are the parent still residing in Alberta and your child(ren) is now in a foreign country, you must contact the Central Authority in Alberta, through Alberta Justice.
If you meet our financial eligibility guidelines, Legal Aid Alberta may be able to assist you with completing any forms that the Central Authority in Alberta provide to you. In addition, you will also need to contact the Legal Aid organization in the foreign country or state for coverage.
Criteria
There is no financial eligibility requirement in child representation cases, however, child counsel is not a free service. The parents will have to pay for the child’s counsel.
Legal Aid Alberta does not appoint counsel for children in child welfare matters.
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