Prince Edward Island

The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) is dedicated to advocating for systemic change in the Canadian justice system to better meet the needs of self-represented litigants (SRLs).

This Handbook is intended as a reference for self-represented family litigants appearing in Canadian courts.

Find government services offered where you live in PEI including housing and social supports

At Open Access Counselling you can speak with a mental health or addictions counsellor. No appointment or referral is required.

Call the Mental Health and Addictions Phone Line at 1-833-553-6983. Calls are answered by trained mental health professionals (a registered nurse or a social worker) 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

What does the Child and Youth Advocate do?

• Listens to children and youth and helps to have their voice heard and taken seriously 
• Helps connect children, youth and their families to programs and services
• Works with families, professionals, communities, and government to protect and promote your rights
• Makes recommendations and reports about important matters for children and youth

A Children’s Lawyer may decide to act as a legal representative or litigation guardian for individual Island children in parenting time and decision-making responsibility cases.

Children who are experiencing changes in their lives as a result of separation or divorce may be able to take Positive Parenting from Two Homes for Kids. This is a school-based program offered at various primary and secondary schools across the province, depending on demand.

The Maintenance Enforcement Program facilitates and enforces child and spousal support payments under the terms of a court order or agreement

The Recalculation Officer recalculates child support payments, allowing parents to update child support according to the payor's most recent annual income without going back to court.