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Divorce Law:
Questions and Answers

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Where can I get more information?
Here are some specific sources
Provincial and Territorial Child Support Information

Where can I get more information?
This booklet provides only an overview of some issues you may come across when you are separating or getting a divorce. There are many professional people, organizations and other sources that can help you or provide more information:

A family law lawyer.
An information centre specializing in family justice.
A parent education course for separating parents.
Duty counsel at a legal aid office.
A community legal clinic.
A university law school with a student-run legal information service.
A public legal education and information organization.
A law society or bar association referral service for a lawyer.
A mediator, social worker or counsellor.
An emergency shelter.
A divorce support or self-help group.
Relevant library books and videos.
A multicultural community organization.

The yellow pages, white pages or blue pages in your telephone book have listings for many of these resources. A librarian at your public library may also be able to help you.

Here are some specific sources

The Canadian government information line:
please call 1-800-O-Canada.
Canada Pension Plan:
for service in English, please call 1-800-277-9914;
for service in French, please call 1-800-277-9915.
Quebec Pension Plan: please call 1-800-463-5185.
Federal Child Support Guidelines information and free publications:
please call 1-888-373-2222.
Family Services Canada:
please call 1-800-668-7808 for information about this counselling service.
To order the Health Canada booklet Because Life Goes On…
Helping Children and Youth Live with Separation and Divorce,
please call (613) 954-5995.
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): Guides and forms in respect to child and spousal support payments are available at your local CRA office or through the Internet.
The Department of Justice Canada publication on family violence,
Abuse is Wrong in any Language is available on the Internet or by calling
1-613-957-4222.