This document outlines the financial eligibility thresholds for different legal aid services in Ontario from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. It provides income limits for qualifying for a legal aid certificate, contribution agreements, and duty counsel and summary legal advice. For certificates, the income must be below the threshold in Column 1, or below Column 2 for a contribution agreement. Duty counsel eligibility has separate income limits based on family size. Summary legal advice is available to those within the listed income thresholds.
This document outlines the financial eligibility thresholds for different legal aid services in Ontario from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. It provides income limits for qualifying for a legal aid certificate, contribution agreements, and duty counsel and summary legal advice. For certificates, the income must be below the threshold in Column 1, or below Column 2 for a contribution agreement. Duty counsel eligibility has separate income limits based on family size. Summary legal advice is available to those within the listed income thresholds.
This document outlines the financial eligibility thresholds for different legal aid services in Ontario from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. It provides income limits for qualifying for a legal aid certificate, contribution agreements, and duty counsel and summary legal advice. For certificates, the income must be below the threshold in Column 1, or below Column 2 for a contribution agreement. Duty counsel eligibility has separate income limits based on family size. Summary legal advice is available to those within the listed income thresholds.
Legal Aid Ontario certificate services STEP 1. CERTIFICATE ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLDS
You will likely qualify if your annual gross family income is Certificates are only provided for the most serious lower than column 1. If it is higher, move to Step 2. legal matters. A person who receives a certificate from Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is able to retain one STEP 2. CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT of over 4,000 private practice lawyers in Ontario who Monthly payments may be required if your annual gross participate in the legal aid certificate program. family income is higher than column 1, but lower than column 2.
To qualify for a certificate, clients must be financially
Step 1. Step 2. eligible and their legal matter must be covered by # of family Income must Income must LAO. The chart on the right provides a guideline for members be lower than be lower than the income eligibility levels to qualify for a certificate. Depending on your income, you may need to make 1 $13,635 $15,781 monthly payments towards the cost of some or all of your legal fees. The new simplified test provides 2 $23,588 $28,406 flexibility for vulnerable clients, particularly if they 3 $26,889 $33,102 have mental health needs, are experiencing domestic violence, or are receiving social assistance. 4 $30,384 $38,026 5+ $33,726 $42,874
Single boarders $8,964 $10,352
Duty counsel and summary legal DUTY COUNSEL ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLDS
advice services You will likely qualify if your annual gross family income is lower than: Duty counsel lawyers help low-income people who appear in court without a lawyer. Financial testing # of family Income must members be lower than may be required to determine eligibility for some duty counsel services. 1 $22,720 Summary legal advice is available to eligible clients 2 $32,131 through LAOs toll-free number (1-800-668-8258) and in Family Law Information Centres. 3 $39,137 4 $45,440 5+ $50,803
For more information, call LAO at 1-800-668-8258 or visit www.legalaid.on.ca/eligibility
Admissibilit financire aux services dAide juridique Ontario DU 1ER AVRIL 2017 AU 31 MARS 2018
Certificats dAide juridique Ontario TAPE 1. SEUILS DADMISSIBILIT UN CERTIFICAT
Vous serez vraisemblablement admissible si le revenu familial Les certificats sont rservs aux affaires juridiques brut est infrieur au montant indiqu dans la premire les plus graves. Une personne qui reoit un certificat colonne. Si le revenu excde le montant de la premire colonne, passez la deuxime tape. dAide juridique Ontario (AJO) est en mesure de retenir les services de lun de plus de 4 000 avocats TAPE 2. ENTENTE DE CONTRIBUTION du secteur priv qui participent au programme de Vous pourriez avoir effectuer des paiements mensuels si votre certificats daide juridique en Ontario. revenu familial brut est suprieur au montant de la premire colonne et infrieur au montant de la deuxime colonne. Pour obtenir un certificat, le client doit tre financirement admissible et son affaire juridique tape 1. tape 2. doit tre une de celles dont soccupe AJO. Le tableau Taille de Le revenu doit Le revenu doit la famille droite fournit des indications quant aux seuils de tre infrieur tre infrieur revenu pour ladmissibilit financire un certificat. Selon son revenu, la personne pourrait tre tenue de 1 13 635 $ 15 781 $ rembourser une partie ou la totalit des frais juridiques 2 23 588 $ 28 406 $ au moyen de paiements mensuels conformment une entente de contribution. Le nouveau test simplifi 3 26 889 $ 33 102 $ laisse de la souplesse pour les clients vulnrables, particulirement ceux qui sont atteints de troubles 4 30 384 $ 38 026 $ mentaux, vivent une situation de violence familiale ou sont bnficiaires de laide sociale. 5+ 33 726 $ 42 874 $
Chambreur 8 964 $ 10 352 $
Services des avocats de service et SEUILS DADMISSIBILIT AUX SERVICES DES
conseils juridiques sommaires AVOCATS DE SERVICE Vous serez vraisemblablement admissible si le revenu familial Les avocats de service aident les personnes faible brut est infrieur : revenu qui se prsentent au tribunal sans avocat. Un test dadmissibilit financire pourrait tre requis pour Taille de Le revenu doit la famille tre infrieur dterminer ladmissibilit certains services parmi ceux fournis par des avocats de service. 1 22 720 $ Les personnes admissibles peuvent obtenir des conseils 2 32 131 $ juridiques sommaires au tlphone par lintermdiaire du numro sans frais dAJO (1 800 668-8258) et des 3 39 137 $ centres dinformation sur le droit de la famille. 4 45 440 $ 5+ 50 803 $
Pour de plus amples renseignements, contactez AJO au 1 800 668-8258 ou visitez www.legalaid.on.ca/admissibilite