Understand the process before the paperwork.
The appropriate process depends on the type of matter, the tribunal or court, the documents involved and current rules. Our first guides orient you to those questions, while the official court and legal-information services remain the source for specific current instructions.
Starting-point guides
Starting a separation in Nova Scotia
A practical starting point for organizing your questions and finding the official resources relevant to a separation.
Preparing for a first criminal court appearance
Understand which details to verify before attending court and where to find authoritative procedural information.
Finding the rental rules that apply to you
A guide to finding the appropriate residential-tenancies legislation, current forms and public resources.
Where to start with a human-rights concern
Identify the relevant facts and find the official complaint information for a Nova Scotia human-rights concern.
A starting point for probate questions
Find the court and legal-information resources that help frame a probate or estate-administration question.
Finding the rules for a commercial fishing question
A source-led route through the federal and provincial materials that may relate to a commercial fishing issue in Nova Scotia.