{"id":1341,"date":"2013-10-22T19:17:08","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T19:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/?page_id=1341"},"modified":"2024-01-29T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:20:13","slug":"ask-a-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/ask-a-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Legal Information and Advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For legal information: use our search function, read content on our <a href=\"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/you-have-rights\/\">Legal Rights <\/a>section or download our <a href=\"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To speak to a lawyer for legal advice about your situation, contact us if you are under 18, or a homeless youth under 25, in Ontario:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Phone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Main: 416-920-1633<br>ON Toll Free: 1-866-999-JFCY (5329)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Intake Hours:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mon, Tues, Thurs &amp; Fri (no Weds):\u00a09am-12pm\u00a0and\u00a01-5pm (lunch closure).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July and August summer hours: closed at 12pm on Fridays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">What to expect when you call for legal advice:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An intake worker will take down your contact information and brief details about your situation and let you know when to expect a call back from a lawyer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The intake worker will also ask you some additional questions for research purposes \u2013 your response does not impact the services provided to you and we would not share any information that would identify you. You do not have to answer these questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JFCY lawyers provide up to 30 minutes free summary legal advice over the phone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional brief services and legal representation may be available for those who meet our eligibility guidelines. We are part of Legal Aid Ontario\u2019s poverty law clinics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JFCY does&nbsp;not&nbsp;provide services for civil lawsuits; and generally not on family law matters (the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca\/english\/family\/ocl\/\" target=\"_blank\">OCL<\/a>&nbsp;provides family law services).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Other information about ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/about-us\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a> for other matters.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Legal Information and Advice For legal information: use our search function, read content on our Legal Rights section or&mldr;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1341","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13380,"href":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1341\/revisions\/13380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}