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Legal Aid clinics are no longer offered in the Flamborough area.   If you need legal advice, the following Legal Aid Clinics are available:

Monday:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Wesley Urban Ministries
210 Napier Street, Hamilton
905-528-8485

Tuesday:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
St. Matthews House
414 Barton Street East, Hamilton
905-523-5546

Wednesday:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
North Hamilton Community Centre
554 John Street North, Hamilton
905-523-6611

Thursday:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Dundas Community Services
2 King Street West, #3A, Dundas
905-627-5461
* please call to make an appointment

If you need legal advice during the day, you should contact:

Dundurn Community Legal Services
110 King St W, Hamilton
(Jackson Square, above the food court)
905-527-4572
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm and Friday 1:00pm - 5:00pm

You can also contact the Ontario Legal Aid office in Hamilton at 905-528-0134.  Their address is;

LEGAL AID ONTARIO
119 Main Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z3

The Legal Aid System and what can be expected from Legal Aid Clinics are often misinterpreted.

The Ontario Legal Aid plan is administered through the law society of Upper Canada on behalf of the Ministry of the Attorney General.  Its aim is to provide lawyers in civil and criminal matters to people who cannot afford to pay on their own.  You must apply and submit to a financial assessment before you receive any financial or legal support.

The Ontario Legal Aid plan also finances Legal Aid Clinics in the province.

To be eligible, a single person's income must be less than $18,000, and a family's income must be less than $26,000.

The following is a list of the kinds of things the advice lawyer can help you with:

• Advice on legal questions and concerns.  For example. filing for bankruptcy, debt, proceedings under power of sale, guardianship, powers of attorney, separation and divorce.
• Advice on preparing court documents, particularly when you need to go to family court.
• Assistance with swearing affidavits required for public housing or student assistance.
• Reviewing documents.  For example, small claims court statements of claim, separation agreements, divorce petitions, and change of name applications.

  
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