Many providers advertise on Kijiji, maybe you could reach some more providers by posting your story on a number of different cities. The more people that are aware, the greater the chance of gathering more support.
One of the things that I don't get is why this court case hasn't been in the media already? There is also no info about it on the internet that I could find. You would think that a news feed would have picked up on it. At the very least, court proceedings are public. You should be able to find something.
I also don't get why the CAS wasn't subpoenaed. Even if the worker was on vacation during the date of the hearing, a supervisor would have been sent in lieu of them. Plus, a vacation wouldn't void a subpoena, this is a legal document that they are required to abide by.
You should contact the Law Society of Upper Canada and do a formal complaint against the paralegal. They could be reprimanded. This may help your appeal as well as it shows you had poor representation and they were reprimanded. You should have adjourned until she was subpoenaed, he should have told you this. You had poor representation (you know this already) and would have fared better with hiring a "walmart greeter" with no knowledge of the law.
Don't know if this situation is family law or not, but they give you a number where you can get free 30 minute consultations with lawyers.
Thanks, it's a small claims court case. If you don't have representation a duty counsel will help you. I did call that number before and had a consultation with a lawyer about the case. I should see if they will allow me to call again since it's in appeal now. Thanks for reminding me.
I am so sorry for the outcome of the trail
Can you go to your bank and ask for an Equity Line of Credit for the money you need to pay the fine and also the lawyer so that way you don't lose your house
I studied in Toronto and in Vancouver and both colleges said we are to call CAS or Fam services in Vanc to protect the child as we are the last chance the child has sometimes - it did not say contact the child's Dr and let him check so the Judge got it wrong