{"id":46353,"date":"2016-07-26T18:24:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T22:24:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:06:23","slug":"legal-services-for-victims-of-violence","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/legal-services-for-victims-of-violence","title":{"rendered":"Legal services for victims of violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are some special legal services that are available to women and people who are gender diverse who have experienced family violence. These include agencies and services that have lawyers providing legal services and other staff members trained to offer legal support services.<\/p>\n<h2>Luke&#8217;s Place<\/h2>\n<p>This organization provides legal support services to women who have experienced abuse and are involved in family court. They offer a Virtual Legal Clinic that connects women everywhere in Ontario with lawyers for free legal advice on family law issues.<\/p>\n<p>Their website has a list of organizations in Ontario that support women who have been abused. See <a href=\"https:\/\/lukesplace.ca\/for-women\/legal-and-family-court-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lukesplace.ca\/for-women\/legal-and-family-court-support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Toll-free: <strong>1-866-516-3116<br \/><\/strong>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukesplace.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lukesplace.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic<\/h2>\n<p>This organization offers free legal services in family and immigration law to women and people who are gender diverse in the Greater Toronto Area who experience physical, sexual, or psychological abuse. It also provides counselling and language interpreter services.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto area (accepts collect calls): <strong>416-323-9149<br \/><\/strong>TTY: <strong>416-323-1361<br \/><\/strong>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schliferclinic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">schliferclinic.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Jared&#8217;s Place Legal Advocacy &amp; Resource Centre for Women<\/h2>\n<p>This organization provides free legal information to women who have experienced abuse. Women can get support from a legal advocate and general legal advice from a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>Telephone: <strong>905-522-0127, ext. 202<br \/><\/strong>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intervalhousehamilton.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intervalhousehamilton.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Family Court Support Workers<\/h2>\n<p>Family Court Support Workers provide support to people who have experienced family violence and are involved in the family court process. A Family Court Support Worker can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>give you information about family law and the court process<\/li>\n<li>help you find a lawyer<\/li>\n<li>help you prepare for family court dates<\/li>\n<li>go to court with you<\/li>\n<li>refer you to other special services and supports in the community<\/li>\n<li>help you make a safety plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have questions about the program, or need help finding a service provider, call the Victim Support Line (VSL).<\/p>\n<p>Toll-free (VSL): <strong>1-888-579-2888<br \/><\/strong>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/family-court-support-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ontario.ca\/page\/family-court-support-workers<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46353","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Legal services for victims of violence - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/legal-services-for-victims-of-violence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Legal services for victims of violence - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There are some special legal services that are available to women and people who are gender diverse who have experienced family violence. 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