Médiation sur place
Monday & Tuesday 10:00am -1:00pm
programme d’information obligatoire.
Mondays twice a month 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Information and Referral Coordination
Monday & Tuesday 10:00am -1:00pm
For more information, please contact us at:
1-888-796-0483 – Ext 704
Email: chatham@mediationsouth.com
Community Resources and Services Information
LEGAL RESOURCES
Legal Line
Free Legal Information & Referrals
Legal Line is a Federal not-for-profit organization providing Free easy-to-understand legal information in over 2,100 topics, covering 48 major areas of law. Information covers Federal, Provincial and Territorial laws, and is available in 107 languages. Those who need further help are referred to experts — lawyers, paralegals, government offices, and other professionals. For more information, go to Legalline.ca
Legal Services
Lawyer Referral Services
If you wish to retain a lawyer, you may contact the Lawyer Referral Service, operated by the Upper Law Society. The service will provide you with a name of a lawyer in your area who practices family law. That lawyer will provide you a half-hour free consultation. The referral service has evolved into an on-line service. To receive an immediate referral, go to: www.findlegalhelp.ca
If you require emergency services due to being in custody or in a shelter you can call 1-855-947-5255 or 416-947-5525, Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm.
Legal Aid Ontario
If you cannot afford a lawyer, you may be eligible for legal assistance from Legal Aid Ontario, which serves low income Ontarians. For most services, a client must be financially eligible. Legal Aid Ontario provide a number of family law services, including duty counsel and advice lawyers, a Family Law Service Centre and if appropriate, a certificate to hire a lawyer. To find out more about what service are available call: 1-800-668-8258 or online at:
The Office of The Children’s Lawyer
The Office of the Children’s Lawyer is a law office in the Ministry of the Attorney General which delivers programs in the administration of justice on behalf of children with respect to their personal and property rights.
Lawyers within the office represent children in various areas of law including child custody and access disputes, child protection proceedings and civil litigation. Clinical investigators prepare reports for the court in custody/access proceedings and may assist lawyers who are representing children in such matters. To learn more about the services offered by the Office of the Children’s Lawyer call: (416) 314-8000 or find online at: www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/artcl/fjsd_ocl.php
Complaints about a Lawyer
Matters relating to the legal profession are within the responsibility of the Law Society of Upper Canada. If you are concerned about the conduct of a lawyer, you can call: 416-947-3315 or 1-800-668-7380 or go online to: www.lsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=644
You may also put your complaint in writing to the following address:
Complaints Services
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2N6
Legal Information
CLEO – Community Legal Education Ontario
CLEO is an online resource project dedicates to providing legal information intended to help in understanding legal rights. For more information go to: www.cleo.on.ca or www.stepstojustice.ca
DAWN – Disabled Women’s Network
DAWN Canada is a community outreach program dedicated to advancing the equality rights of women living with a disability. The DAWN website has various education and informational materials. For more information go to: https://www.dawncanada.net
FLEW – Family Law Education for Women
The Family Law Education for Women’s website is a public legal education project funded by the Government of Ontario to assist women in understanding their family law rights. The website provides a variety of online publications intended to address the particular needs and vulnerabilities of women new to Canada (including immigrant, refugee and non-status women) and can be found at: www.onefamilylaw.ca
Family Law information Centre (FLIC)
The FLIC assists in meeting the individual needs of clients, particularly clients who are not represented by a lawyer and are entering the family court system for the first time. At the FLIC there is an Information and a Referral Coordinator who will assist you to find and connect with services you are looking for within your community. Advice Lawyers, who provide summary legal advice are also available at the FLIC.
The FLIC provides publications and guides to family procedures, including the publication “What You Should Know About Family Law in Ontario” which contains a section specific to domestic violence issues. The publication is available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese-Simplifies and traditional, Somali, Spanish, Tamil and Urdu and is on-line at www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/famlawbro.php
Ministry of the Attorney General Website
You can find information about separation and divorce, support, custody, access, family mediation and court processes and procedures on the Ministry of the Attorney General website. Choose your preferred language, then click on ‘Family Justice’ for general information as well as a link to the federal government’s website and other sources of information can all be found at: www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca
Department of Justice Canada
You can find helpful information about family law issues including how to calculate child support and parenting plan guidelines on this website: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/
My Support Calculator
Free online child and spousal support calculator. Also provides helpful information on support and other family law related issues and a searchable list of family law professionals in your area. www.mysupportcalculator.ca
Ontario Court Forms Website
You can obtain and fill in many of the court forms you need in a family law case on the Ontario Court Forms website. On the site, there is Ontario Court Forms Assistant, which is an online tool that will guide you through the completion of six of the most commonly used family forms. Access to all of the forms and assistance tool can be found at: www.ontariocourtforms.on.ca
Survey
Please take a moment to tell us about our Mandatory Information Program at:
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/info
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Addiction Services
Al-Anon/Alateen
https://www.al-anon.alateen.on.ca/meetings/pdf/9ChathamRegion.pdf 519.352.2006 |
Bluewater Methadone Clinic
519.351.5800 |
Chatham Kent Health Alliance
Addictions Program 1.866.299.7447 |
Alternative dispute resolution services
ADR-Link
1.855.220.9393 |
Training/Education/Employment Services
Adult Language and Learning
www.adultlanguageandlearning.ca 519.354.7424 |
Employment Services Chatham
1.800.622.6232 |
Chatham Employment Resource
Centre www.chatham-kent.ca/community- services/jobs/employment- resource-centres 519.436.1123 |
Goodwill Career Centre
goodwillekl.com/p/406/l/444/t/ Goodwill-Essex-Kent- Lambton-%7C-find-A-Job-7C- Job-Seeker-resource-and- Information-Centre- 519.354.4400 |
Chatham-Kent Small Business Centre
www.chatham-kent.ca/SmallBusiness Centre/home 519.351.7700 |
Insight Advantage
519-355-1222 |
Transportation
Chatham-Kent Accessible Transit
www.chatham-kent.ca/community- services/transportation/accessibletransit/ AccessibleTransitChatham 519.436.3233 |
Chatham-Kent Inter-Urban
Transit community-services/ transportation/InterUrbanTransit 519-360-1998 |
NeighbourLink
519.352.5647 |
Chatham-Kent Conventional Transit
https://www.chatham-kent.ca/community- services/transportation 519-360-1998 |
Home, James
519.351.3353 |
Counselling and Support Services
Caldwell Psychology
www.caldwellpsychology.com/index.asp 519.355.0282 |
Family Service Kent
519.354.6221 |
Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre
519-351-9144 |
Chatham-Kent Children’s Services
519-352-0440 |
Rain & Shine Behavioural
Counselling 519.351.6657 |
Enforcement of Court Orders
The Family Responsibility Office
1.416.326.1818 or toll free: 1.800.267.7263 |
Help Lines
Drug & Alcohol HelpLine
1.800.565.8603 |
Ontario 211 | Parent HelpLine
1.888.603.9100 |
Kids Help Phone
1.800.668.6868 |
Ontario Problem Gambling
Helpline www.ProblemGamblingHelpline.ca 1.888.230.3505 |
Mental Health Helpline
1.866.531.2600 |
Shelters
Canadian Mental Health
Association Lambton Kent Branch 519.627.9267 |
CK Homelessness Response
Line 519.354.6628 |
Tilbury Information and H.E.L.P. Centre
uwock.ca/programs/healthy-people-strong-communities/tilbury-information-and-h-e-l-p-centre 519.682.3771 |
Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre
519-351-9144 |
Salvation Army Family & Housing Support
www.cksalvationarmy.org/#/category/family-services 519.354.1430 |
Supervised Access Centre
Family Service Kent
519.354.6221 |
Finance
Family Service Kent
519.354.6221 |
Tilbury Information and H.E.L.P. Centre
uwock.ca/programs/healthy-people-strong-communities/tilbury-information-and-h-e-l-p-centre 519.682.3771 |
Salvation Army Family & Housing Support
www.cksalvationarmy.org/#/category/family-services 519.354.1430 |
Mental Health Services
Canadian Mental Health
Association Lambton Kent Branch 519.627.9267 |
Mental Health Network of
Chatham-Kent 519.351.3100 |
Chatham Kent Health Alliance
Mental Health Program 1.866.299.7447 |
Legal Resources
Chatham-Kent Legal Clinic
519.351.6771 |
Legal Aid Family Law Service
Centre www.legalaid.on.ca/en/contact/about .asp?place=825910 519-352-3518 |
Child Protection Services
Chatham-Kent Children’s Services
519-352-0440 |
Children and Youth
Big Brothers-Big Sister
chathamkent.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca 519.351.1582 |
Learning Disabilities Association
of Chatham-Kent 519.352.2024 |
Chatham-Kent Children’s Services
519-352-0440 |
Rain & Shine Behavioural
Counselling 519.351.6657 |
Family Service Kent
519.354.6221 |
Salvation Army Family & Housing Support
www.cksalvationarmy.org/#/category/family-services 519.354.1430 |
LGBTQ2+ Support
CK Pride | Ways Mental Health Support
519.354.4095 |
Food Banks
FoodLink Chatham-Kent
letstalkfood-ck.com-food-vouchers 519.352.7270 |
Indigenous Support
Thunderbird Partnership
Foundation 519.692.9922 |
Wulamaliswiikaan Delaware
Nation 519.692.3936 |
Walpole Island Community
Service Program walpoleislandfirstnation.ca/community -service-program 519.627.0767 |