Category: Divorce Questions

I have been married for two months to a non-Canadian.  He was here on a visitors visa. How do we apply for a divorce? Does he have to be in Canada? We have no assets or children, and have never lived together. Do the regular divorce rules apply or is there some sort of short […]

If you were living common-law for 11 years, are you required to sign divorce papers after a split?

My wife and I live in Petawawa and she is moving to Nova Scotia. Is she aloud to take that my children that far without my consent?

We are in the process of dividing our assets. I recently received my ex’s financial statement and on it she put an account that wasn’t brought into the marriage. The account was an investment account that had approx 200K in it and was worth almost nothing when we separated. Is she allowed to show this […]

Hello, I put the down payment on our house from the sale of my house. Is my spouse entitled to half when we sell our house even though our child will live with me. Thanks

do I have to comply to my ex wife’s attorney? She is demanding to have me provide her my financial statements without my attorney

I’ve been married to for 4 years (together for 8 years). I had an emotional affair after years of emotional abuse. I suffer from crippling anxiety, so I never had a job. I was told that my emotional affair and my lack of a job would leave me with nothing, on top of us not […]

If you have been separated for 16 yrs and I want a divorce but we live in different provinces. The ex lives in Alberta and you live in BC.  What do you have to do? and how much will it cost ?

I was married in France. I am a Canadian who lives permanently in South Korea. My French spouse who I have been separated from for two years lives in Portugal. The country I reside in, Korea, only grants divorces for Korean nationals. French divorce law states that I need to have lived in France in […]

My husband and I moved to Canada with our children almost two years ago. We are US citizens and both want to stay in Québec permanently, even though we realize we are headed for divorce. He has a student visa and I have a spouse work permit. We are going to apply for permanent residency […]