Goderich
Schedule of Services
Tuesday 9:00am – 3:30pm
Friday once a month 9:30am – 11:30am & 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Wednesdays 9:00am – 3:30pm
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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.
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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/
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
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
Please take a moment to tell us about our Mandatory Information Program at:
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/info
Addiction Services – Goderich
Huron Perth Addiction and Mental Health Alliance
1-888-829-7484 |
Choices for Change
1-877-218-0077 |
Grey Bruce Withdrawal Management Services
519-376-5666 |
Ontario Gambling Helpline
1-877-218-0077 |
Huron Addiction Services
1-877-837-6143 |
Narcotics Anonymous
1-888-811-3887 |
Alcoholics Anonymous
1-800-706-9833 |
Addiction Support Groups Huron Perth | Addiction Support Groups Huron Perth
519-376-9495 |
Alternative dispute resolution services
Médiation: The Family Mediation Centre
1-888-796-0483 Ext 706 |
Child Protection ADR-Link www.ifcc.on.ca/adr-link |
Training/Education/Employment services
The Centre for Employment
and Learning www.thecentreforemploymentandlearning.ca 519-524-1087 |
Connect Youth Perth Huron | VPI Working Solutions
519-881-4900 |
Ontario Jobs- Job Bank | YMCA New Comer & Community Services
Owen Sound • Londres (London) 519-371-9222 |
YMCA Employment Services
1-800-958-5186 |
Transportation
Transportation-Accessible-Huron-Perth | Home & Community Support Services
1-844-482-7800 |
Counselling and Support Services
Goderich Community Psychiatric Services
519-524-8316 |
Victim Services of Huron County
519-600-4108 |
Canadian Mental Health Association
1-888-875-2944 |
Maitland Valley/Goderich Family Health Team
519-524-6060 |
Clinton Family Health Team
519-482-3000 |
Seaforth Family Health Team
519-600-2273 |
Happy Valley Family Health Team/St. Mary’s
519-284-3450 |
Bluewater Family Health Team/Zurich
519-236-4314 |
Huron Community Family Health
519-887-8886 |
Team/Brussels
519-565-4141 |
Huron Community Health Team/Bayfield
519-357-3930 |
North Huron Family Health Team/Wingham
519-528-2810 |
North Huron Family Health Team/Lucknow
519-392-6813 |
North Huron Family Health Team/Teeswater
519-291-4200 |
North Perth Family Health Team/Listowel |
IPIC Education and Counselling Services
1-800-574-2742 |
Family Services Perth Huron/Partner Assault Response
1-800-268-0903 |
Neighbours, Friends and Families |
Sexual Assault Recovery Services/
Huron Women’s Shelter 1-800-265-5506 |
Enforcement of Court Orders
The Family Responsibility Office
416-326-1818 or toll free: 1-800-267-7263 |
Help Lines
Assaulted Women’s Help Line
Goderich Women’s Shelter Crisis Line Women’s House Serving Bruce & Grey Crisis Line |
1-866-863-0511
1-800-265-5506 1-800-265-3026 |
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Kids Help Line
WES for Youth On-Line |
1-800-668-6868
519-507-3737 |
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Fem’aide
Victim Support Line Male Survivors Counselling Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Referral Service 211 Community and Social Services Help Line Huron Perth Help Line & Crisis Response Team |
www.femaide.ca
www.hpcentre.on.ca |
1-877-336-2433
1-888-579-2888 519-482-3931 1-866-887-0015 211 1-888-829-7484 |
Shelters
Women’s Shelter Second Stage Housing & Counselling Services | www.huronwomensshelter.com | 519-524-5333
1-800-265-5506 |
Women’s House Serving Bruce & Grey
London Abused Women’s Centre |
www.whsbg.on.ca | 519-396-9814
1-800-265-3026 519-432-2204 |
Rotary Respite House
Huron Safe Homes for Youth Huron out of the Cold Program Huron Respite Network G&B House (Male) |
Stratford
Salvation Army Owen Sound |
519-275-3647
1-800-361-1640 226-222-2105 519-482-3115 519-376-9495 |
Supervised Access Centres
Supervised Access and Visitation and Exchange Program | accesslou@wightman.ca | Huron-519-482-8766
Perth-519-508-6101 |
Finances
Family Services Perth-Huron | Family Literacy/Non-Profit Credit Counselling | 1-800-268-0903 |
OMAFRA | Support and Financial Resources for Families | 1-800-424-1300 |
Huron County Ontario Works | Huron/Perth | 519-482-8505 |
Ontario Disability Support Program | Huron/Perth | 1-800-565-5762 |
United Way
My Support Calculator The Salvation Army Income Tax Program |
Huron/Perth
Goderich, ON |
1-877-818-8867
519-524-2950 |
Mental Health Services
Canadian Mental Health Association | 1-888-875-2944 | |
Goderich Community Psychiatric Services | www.mmhsio.on.ca | 519-524-8316 |
Huron Perth Addiction & Mental Health Alliance
Huron Perth Help Line & Crisis Response Team |
Huron/Perth | 1-888-829-7484
1-888-829-7484 |
Legal Resources
Legal Aid Ontario
Community Legal Education Family Law Education for Women Family Law Information Centre (FLIC) WEDNESDAYS |
www.legalaid.on.ca
1 Courthouse Square, Goderich |
1800-668-8258
Local-519-524-9612 519-524-2990 x1 x6 |
Ministry of Attorney General Website
Ontario Court Forms Free Legal Answers and Referral Law Society of Upper Canada Referral Service Huron Perth Community Legal Clinic The Office of the Children’s Lawyer Process Server The Salvation Army Correctional and Justice Services Complaints about a Lawyer John Howard Society Choices for Change Court Support Program Youth Court Justice Assessments Victim Witness Assistance Program |
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca
www.attorneygeneral.just.gov.on.ca Upper Law Society of Canada Huron County/Goderich Court |
1-855-947-5255
1-416-947-5255 519-524-4406 416-314-8000 519-440-0562 519-524-6702 1-800-268-7568 519-438-4168 519-271-6730 519-679-7250 519-524-4085 |
Child Protection Services
Huron Perth Children’s Aid Society | 519-524-7356 1-800-265-5198 | |
Huron Respite Network | www.southwestrespitenetwork.ca | 519-482-3115 |
Children and Youth
Salvation Army Community Alternatives for Youth | 519-524-6702 | |
Huron County Child Care | www.huroncounty.ca/childcare | 1-888-371-5718 |
Huron Perth Centre for Children and Youth | Clinton-
519-482-3931 Stratford- 519-273-3373 Listowel- 519-291-1088 |
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Huron | www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca | 519-524-4361 |
Thames Valley Children’s Centre | • Londres (London) | 519-685-8700 |
Rural Response for Healthy Children | Clinton-
519-482-3931 Stratford- 519-273-3373 Listowel 519-291-1088 |
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Healthy Smiles Ontario | 1-844-296-6306 | |
Youth Justice Court Assessments
Children’s Exposure to Domestic Violence Mood Problems & Depression Behaviour Problems Anxiety |
www.lfcc.on.ca | 519-679-7250 |
LGBTQ2+ Support
Huron County Pride | Huron County Queer Events | LGBT –Youth Hot Line
1-800-268-9688 |
PFLAG Canada
Kincardine Chapter 1-888-530-6777 Ext-568 |
Goderich Chapter
1-877-837-6143 Ext-2257 |
Food Banks
Food Bank Services
St. Vincent de Paul 519-482-8505 |
211 Community and Social Services Help Line | Food Banks |
Indigenous Support
Indigenous Justice Program
519-633-2638 1-866-611-2311 |
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre
Owen Sound- 1-844-737-0725 London- 519-672-4079 |
M’iwikwedong Native Cultural Centre
Owen Sound- 519-371-1147 |
Saugeen Native Drug & Alcohol Counselling Centre
1-800-797-2882 |