Disability Resource Updates

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Update: For information on the September 1, 2016 increase to PWD benefit rates and the changes to the bus pass program, see the Disability Alliance blog post here.

Following our update on BC Disability Benefits last November, Clicklaw contributor Disability Alliance BC (DABC) has updated several of their help sheets to reflect the changes. See our updated Common Question, “How are BC disability benefits changing on December 1, 2015?” for the new links.

The Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (MSDSI) have also announced a more streamlined application process for Persons with Disabilities Benefits (PWD) for those in programs such as: Community Living BC, the Ministry of Children and Family Development At Home program, BC PharmaCare Plan P – Palliative Care, Canada Pension Plan – Disability. DABC will be updating more help sheets to reflect these changes, so stay tuned!

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New information on Certificates of Divorce

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CQ_iconWe’ve added a question to Clicklaw that gets asked quite often by people who visit our Courthouse Libraries – How can I get my Certificate of Divorce? Does it make my divorce official? What forms do I need?

Our new Common Question clarifies that you do not need a certificate to make your divorce legal, but that it can be useful in some cases.

If you want more info on the different ways you can apply for a certificate, you are directed to a brand new page of the JP Boyd on Family Law Clicklaw Wikibook (JPBOFL), which:

  • answers when you can get your certificate, and
  • gives 3 options for how you can apply for it: (1) at a Supreme Court Registry in person – if you have a lawyer, or (2) in person if you are doing it by yourself, and (3) via snail mail.

We also include tips on finding your court file number, and getting a copy of your divorce order.

What is a Clicklaw Wikibook?

Clicklaw Wikibooks is Clicklaw’s companion site – it provides plain language legal information and is a platform for lawyers and legal organizations in BC to publish and update legal information in a range of different digital and physical formats by editing a single source. I like to call it a curated wiki of BC law.

In addition to reading the Wikibooks online, you can find several of them in print at your local public library, through the LawMatters program. JP Boyd is a well-known family law expert and the founding author of this post’s featured Clicklaw Wikibook, which is updated by BC lawyers.

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