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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: CHK0508 | Last Modified: 30 Mar 2020 | Last Full Update: 11 Feb 2020 |
| Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Office Phone | 519-352-3518 |
| Fax | 519-352-8270 |
| info@lao.on.ca | |
| Website | www.legalaid.on.ca |
| Primary Contact | Ashley Lavigne, Family Lawyer |
| Description and Service Details | |
| Description (Service) | Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) provides a range of services for low-income residents in the Chatham-Kent community. Chatham’s Legal Aid Ontario Family Law Service Centre has hired a new family lawyer, offering low-income Chatham-area residents assistance with family law matters including child custody, access, child support and Children’s Aid matters. This new resource will help to meet a need for family law services in Chatham-Kent community. Legal Aid Ontario continues to offer other services in Chatham-Kent. Family and criminal legal assistance is available through legal aid certificates and at the Chatham courthouse duty counsel office. Duty counsel are lawyers employed by Legal Aid Ontario, who can give immediate, legal assistance to low-income people who appear in court without a lawyer. High-quality legal aid services continue to be available at the Chatham-Kent Legal Clinic. The clinic provides referrals, legal advice, legal representation, tenant duty counsel services, and public legal education and community outreach. Legal Aid Ontario is pleased to continue to provide high-quality service to residents of Chatham-Kent. |
| Hours | Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm |
| Areas Served | Chatham-Kent |
| Boundaries | Chatham-Kent |
| Eligibility | Low income population |
| Application | Call Legal Aid Ontario for details 416-979-2352 |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | None ; Fee assistance available ; assistance is provided by LAO. |
| Agency Information | |
| Funding | Provincial |
| Site Information | |
| Located In Community | Chatham |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | Grand Ave W and Courthouse Ln |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |