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Family Court Support Worker Program
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-759-1230
23 Oakland Ave
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Short Description
- Provides information on the family court process
- Assists in documenting the history of abuse and accessing Legal Aid for family court proceedings
- Offers referrals to specialized services and supports in the community
- Teaches safety planning and assists with the development of safety plans
- Accompanies victims to court proceedings when appropriate
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Northeastern Ontario - Legal Aid Services, Sault Ste Marie - 426 Queen St E
Sault Ste. Marie
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426 Queen St E
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 1Z6
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 1Z6
Short Description
Provides legal assistance for low-income people
Services include:
Services include:
- Legal representation for eligible clients who appear in court without a lawyer
- Legal aid applications and information over the phone
- Legal resources and referrals to other social assistance agencies
- A certificate program for complex and serious cases
- Criminal
- Domestic violence
- Family
- Wrongful dismissal
- Change of name
- Personal bankruptcy
- Power of attorney
- Money lent to others or money owed to others
- Sponsorship of relatives
- Commercial litigation
- Real estate matters and libel
- Defamation and slander
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Community Legal Clinic
Sault Ste Marie
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477 Queen St E, Suite 301
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z5
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z5
Short Description
- Provides free legal advice and assistance to low income earners
- Offers representation in a court or at a tribunal, such as the Social Benefits Tribunal or the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Assists with preparing documents, such as an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Employment Insurance
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP and CPP Disability)
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
- Human rights
- Housing law for tenants, such as rent increases and review, social housing, and residential tenancies
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
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Adoption Services
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-949-0162
191 Northern Ave E
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 4H8
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 4H8
Short Description
- Facilitates the adoption process
- Provides ongoing support during adoption probation from the Adoption Coordinator
- Coordinates support groups for parenting after adoption
- Coordinates support groups for families waiting to parent
- Provides non-identifying information from records to adult adopted persons, birth parents, birth grandparents, birth siblings and birth aunts/uncles
- Teaches a component of the Ontario Practice Model for the assessment, preparation and ongoing support of resource families, both Adoption and Foster
- Connecting children to safe, nurturing relationships intended to last a lifetime
- Meet other prospective adoptive parents
- Opportunity to ask questions from experienced adoptive parents
- Participate as a member of a professional team
- Provincial resources available for support
- Reinforcing a child's heritage and cultural identity
- Supporting relationships for children
- Understand the impact of positive, day to day experiences
- Understanding the needs of children
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