In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Legal Aid Ontario, is immediately suspending all in-person advice at our Family Law Information Centres (FLIC) and our Family Law Service Centre (FLSC), effective March 16, 2020In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Legal Aid Ontario, is immediately suspending all in-person advice at our Family Law Information Centres (FLIC) and our Family Law Service Centre (FLSC), effective March 16, 2020.

Also effective March 17, 2020, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice will only be hearing matters that are deemed urgent in nature.  Protocols will be established to have matters filed electronically at the courthouse and hearings to take place by either video or teleconference depending on local availability.  

In response to these changes, clients will be given an opportunity to access family advice counsel services over the telephone in the Central East District via our new toll free line 1-888-616-0119 ext. 18 and in the alternative will also be directed to contact the Client Service Centre (Summary Legal Advice – Family) at 1-800-668-8258.  

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me via e-mail at banerjl@lao.on.ca. 

Thank you, 

Lisa Banerjee-Wood, Director General, Central East District, Legal Aid Ontario