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Community Legal Education Ontario\u200a\/\u200a\u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario (CLEO)<\/h2>\n

CLEO has easy-to-understand resources on a wide range of topics including family law, criminal law, and immigration law.<\/p>\n

All publications are free. Some resources are available in different languages. They can be read, downloaded, and ordered online.<\/p>\n

Website: cleo.on.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

CLEO’s Steps in a Family Law Case<\/strong> is an online resource made up of 3 interactive flowcharts that guide people through the family court process depending on whether they are the applicant or respondent.<\/p>\n

Website: familycourt.cleo.on.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Steps to Justice<\/strong> is a website that gives step-by-step information about common legal problems including abuse, family violence, child protection, and immigration law.<\/p>\n

Website: stepstojustice.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

CLEO’s Family Law Guided Pathways<\/strong> are free online interviews that help you fill out the court forms you need for a peace bond, emergency motion, family law issues and other legal matters. The pathways ask you questions and then put your answers into the required court forms.<\/p>\n

Website: guided-pathways.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC)<\/h2>\n

METRAC is an organization that works to end violence against women and youth by focusing on education and prevention. They provide public legal information, tools, and workshops to community workers on issues related to women and children experiencing violence.\u00a0METRAC’s TransFormed project has information on intimate partner violence against Two-Spirit, transgender and non-binary people.<\/p>\n

TransFormed project: metrac.org\/what-we-do\/the-transformed-project<\/a>
Website: metrac.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Through Family Law Education for Women<\/strong>, they also provide free legal information on various family law topics in several languages and in a variety of formats, including large print, braille, audio, and ASL.<\/p>\n

Website: onefamilylaw.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

METRAC also has a website, the Ontario Women’s Justice Network (OWJN), that provides legal information and referrals to women in Ontario experiencing violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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