The following is a guest blog post by Heidi Besuijen, Student Legal Services of Edmonton.
Student Legal Services of Edmonton (SLS) is a student-managed, non-profit society dedicated to helping low-income individuals in Edmonton and area understand their legal issues and solve their legal problems.
The Civil/Family Law Project assists people in two manners: by providing legal information and referrals over the phone and through opening files to provide representation on legal issues.
We give legal information (but not advice) on the phone for a variety of issues regarding both civil and family law. Legal information is given on the phone for anyone that calls, to the best of our abilities. We can give referrals to other agencies where appropriate.
Files are opened for members of the low income community and University of Alberta undergraduate students. In the past, the types of legal issues that files have been opened for include: landlord/tenant, contract, personal property, debts/collections, employment/wrongful dismissal, sale of goods, student appeals and child support. This list is not exhaustive and we are happy to consider others.
We also offer a Do Your Own Divorce clinic. This clinic is led by a family law lawyer who gives a presentation on the process of getting an uncontested divorce (meaning a divorce where there are no disputes about parenting, access, property or support). Participants are given the requisite forms and sit with a law student who helps them to fill them out if they wish. This clinic also has an income requirement.
We can be reached by phone at 780-492-8244 or in person at Emily Murphy House located at 11011-88 Avenue on the east side of the University of Alberta campus.
Visit our website at: http://www.slsedmonton.com/.