Duty Counsel (Family Law) - Abbotsford

Family duty counsel (FDC) services are available to eligible people with low incomes who need legal help with family law matters. FDC can provide advice about custody, parenting time, or contact/access, child support, child protection, guardianship/custody, tentative settlement agreements, property (limited), and court procedures. FDC can speak on a client's behalf in court on simple matters, give legal advice, and attend case conferences. Priority is given to eligible people who are in court that day, either on the court list or to make emergency court applications. When court ends, FDC may have time to provide advice on a drop-in basis to people who aren't appearing in court that day. In-person services for the Provincial Court are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Call for hours. Supreme Court hours are 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday; call to confirm.