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LEGALClick. JEOPARDY Once to Begin Using Clicklaw to Answer Legal Information Questions

LEGAL JEOPARDY! YOUR FAMILY DEBT AND MONEY MATTERS LIFE PLANNING 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 CARS, HOMES AND JOBS HELP IN YOUR COMMUNITY

YOUR NEIGHBOUR’S TREE OVERHANGS YOUR YARD AND YOU DON’T LIKE IT. YOU CAN:

A. Do nothing. You are not allowed to touch your neighbour’s property B. Cut back branches overhanging your property C. Hire an arborist to cut down the tree, bill your neighbour

Dial-a-law scripts Neighbour Law A resource found thru Clicklaw B. Cut back branches overhanging your property

TRUE OR FALSE: IF YOU GET A TRAFFIC TICKET AND SIGN IT, THEN YOU’VE ADMITTED YOU’RE GUILTY

Defending Traffic Tickets An online self-help kit available via Clicklaw FALSE

HOW MANY DAYS DO YOU HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE RENT TO CANCEL AN EVICTION NOTICE FOR UNPAID RENT? A. 1 day B. 5 days C. 7 days D. 14 days

Tenant Survival Guide A booklet available thru Clicklaw and a Law. Matters Recommended Title B. 5 days

TRUE OR FALSE: PEOPLE RECEIVING PWD BENEFITS MUST HAVE AN EMPLOYMENT PLAN

Employment and People with Disabilities A fact sheet found thru Clicklaw FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: THE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PAY WORKERS IF THEY ARE SICK AND CANNOT WORK

Working in BC: Your Legal Rights & Responsibilities A booklet available thru Clicklaw and a Law. Matters Recommended Title TRUE

A CHILD PROTECTION WORKER INVESTIGATING A COMPLAINT CAN…

A. B. C. D. E. Speak to your child alone Come to your home anytime Speak to anyone who knows your child All of the above None of the above

Parents’ Rights, Kids’ Rights Available online thru Clicklaw, and a Law. Matters Recommended Title D. All of the above

UNDER BC FAMILY LAW, YOU’RE IN A COMMON-LAW RELATIONSHIP IF YOU’VE LIVED WITH YOUR PARTNER FOR…

A. one year or more B. two years or more C. five years or more

Living Together or Living Apart A booklet available thru Clicklaw and a Law. Matters Recommended Title B. two years or more

IN A SPOUSAL ASSAULT SITUATION, A PEACE BOND IS A. a criminal charge B. an order that police apply for C. an order from a family court

For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Restraining Orders A booklet available thru Clicklaw and a Law. Matters Recommended Title B. an order that police apply for

TRUE OR FALSE: A GRANDPARENT IN BC HAS NO LEGAL RIGHT TO ACCESS TO THEIR GRANDCHILD

Family Law in BC website fact sheets A website available through Clicklaw FALSE Grandparents have a legal right to apply for access in British Columbia.

IF A COUPLE IS SEEKING A DIVORCE, WHICH COURT DO THEY NEED TO GO BEFORE TO SETTLE A DISPUTE OVER FAMILY PROPERTY?

A. Provincial (Family) Court B. Small Claims Court C. Supreme Court of BC

Family Law Website A website available through Clicklaw C. Supreme Court of BC

TRUE OR FALSE: IF YOU CAN’T PAY A COURT FINE BY A CERTAIN DATE, YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO GO TO JAIL

If You Can’t Pay Your Court Fine on Time from Legal Services Society A resource found thru Clicklaw FALSE

WHO DO YOU NEED TO HELP YOU WHEN YOU START BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS? A. Your banker B. A trustee in bankruptcy C. A lawyer

Legal Help for British Columbians A resource found thru Clicklaw and a Law. Matters Recommended Title B. A trustee in bankruptcy

TRUE OR FALSE: YOU STOP RECEIVING PWD BENEFITS IF YOU RECEIVE AN INHERITANCE

Trusts for People Receiving the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Benefit, from the BC Coalition of People with Disbilities A factsheet available thru Clicklaw FALSE If you set up a trust

HOW MANY WEEKS DOES AN EMPLOYABLE PERSON NEED TO SEARCH FOR WORK BEFORE THEY CAN GET WELFARE?

1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks

Your Welfare Rights A booklet available thru Clicklaw and a Law. Matters Recommended Title 3 weeks

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS ARE DEBT COLLECTORS ALLOWED TO DO?

A. verbally contact a debtor at work repeatedly B. call a debtor’s relative on a Sunday between 1 and 5 pm C. use threatening or coercive language D. publish a debtor’s failure to pay

Consumer Law and Credit/Debt Law: A Guide for British Columbia A manual available thru Clicklaw and a Law. Matters Recommended Title B. call a debtor’s relative on a Sunday between 1 and 5 pm

IF YOU MISS A MORTGAGE PAYMENT, IN BC THE LENDER CAN’T SELL YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT ONE OF TWO THINGS. THOSE TWO THINGS ARE…

Can’t Pay Your Mortgage? What You Can Do If You’re Facing Foreclosure A booklet available thru Clicklaw and a Law. Matters Recommended Title your consent or a court order

TRUE OR FALSE: IF YOU’RE DIVORCED, YOUR EX AUTOMATICALLY GETS CUSTODY OF YOUR KIDS IF YOU DIE.

Writing Your Will Booklet available thru Clicklaw and a Law Matters Recommended Title FALSE As long as you name a guardian in your will

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DO YOU USE TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ON YOUR BEHALF IF YOU’RE INCAPACITATED?

A. A will B. A power of attorney C. An enduring power of attorney D. A representation agreement

Representation Agreement Overview A fact-sheet available on the web thru Clicklaw D. A representation agreement

Daily Double!!! WHEN AN ABORIGNAL PERSON WHO LIVED ON RESERVE DIES, THEIR WILL MUST BE APPROVED BY: A. The Band B. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada C. The BC Probate Registry

Writing Your Own Will, A Guide for First Nations People Living on Reserve A booklet available thru Clicklaw B. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada

TRUE OR FALSE: IF SOMEONE HAS APPOINTED YOU AS THEIR EXECUTOR, YOU HAVE TO DO THE JOB

Being an Executor A booklet available thru Clicklaw and a Law. Matters Recommended Title FALSE You can resign as long as you haven’t “intermeddled” in the estate.