first the situation summary
alright, so i was charged with criminal, though all allegations are totally false, they are serious, that battle is in superior court and I have hired an experienced lawyer to fight that, his block bill for that is huge! (of course .. it always is )
one of my bail condition is, no direct or indirect contact with xxx except through counsel for the purpose of child access and .... so on!.
she filed bs in family court which i have to fight as well, my criminal lawyer also does family and i decided to retain him for that @ a discounted rate of $300/hr, ex got legal aid and some how legal aid found her a top notch lawyer who does some pro-bono work! i think he is more than a good match for my guy. google (toronto divorce lawyer bencher) he is on top of the list
originally i make well above the legal aid eligibility guidelines but with paying my lawyer for both criminal & family, i am looking at friends for money for rent and food, let alone having to pay CS & so on.
now the questions
1- how can i plead to legal aid to at least get me a family lawyer, specially one that matches the other guy?
2- can based on my condition of no contact except through counsel, will they consider over riding the eligibility guidelines?
the reason i ask these questions is that i dont want to apply, get rejected and then have to appeal which will also most likely get rejected. please suggest a way that my case goes straight for approval
alright, so i was charged with criminal, though all allegations are totally false, they are serious, that battle is in superior court and I have hired an experienced lawyer to fight that, his block bill for that is huge! (of course .. it always is )
one of my bail condition is, no direct or indirect contact with xxx except through counsel for the purpose of child access and .... so on!.
she filed bs in family court which i have to fight as well, my criminal lawyer also does family and i decided to retain him for that @ a discounted rate of $300/hr, ex got legal aid and some how legal aid found her a top notch lawyer who does some pro-bono work! i think he is more than a good match for my guy. google (toronto divorce lawyer bencher) he is on top of the list
originally i make well above the legal aid eligibility guidelines but with paying my lawyer for both criminal & family, i am looking at friends for money for rent and food, let alone having to pay CS & so on.
now the questions
1- how can i plead to legal aid to at least get me a family lawyer, specially one that matches the other guy?
2- can based on my condition of no contact except through counsel, will they consider over riding the eligibility guidelines?
the reason i ask these questions is that i dont want to apply, get rejected and then have to appeal which will also most likely get rejected. please suggest a way that my case goes straight for approval
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