Information for Parents
Except for select education law matters, Justice for Children and Youth only provides direct representation or legal advice to youth and not to parents. We do not speak to parents about child protection or child custody matters.
If you are a parent and need information or legal advice you can try the following sites:
www.parenthelpline.ca Web-based information about parenting for parents, caregivers or professionals helping families. Note that the telephone helpline is no longer in service.
www.cccf-fcsge.ca/docs/cccf/rs050_en.htm Fifty Canadian non-profit organizations have come together under the banner of Child & Family Canada to provide quality, credible resources on children and families.
www.cleonet.ca CLEONet is an online clearinghouse for community legal education in Ontario. CLEONet is a project of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO). Visit this site for hundreds of additional community legal education resources from organizations across Ontario on legal topics affecting low-income and disadvantaged communities.
www.pblo.org Pro Bono Law Ontario (PBLO) promotes access to justice in Ontario by creating and promoting opportunities for lawyers to provide pro bono (free) legal services to persons of limited means. ProbonoNet for the Public (www.pblo.org/public/index.cfm) provides information and resources for the general public on pro bono legal services provided through Pro Bono Law Ontario.
www.legalaid.on.ca/en/getting/ Information on how to get Legal Aid or a lawyer for particular legal problems, such as child welfare, family and criminal law in Ontario.
www.lsuc.on.ca/public/a/finding/lrs/ Lawyer Referral Service: The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) will assist you in finding a lawyer in Ontario.
www.childadvocacy.ca A joint project of JFCY, the Advocates Society and Pro Bono Law Ontario which provides pro bono (free) lawyers for familes with limited means in the area of education law for children.