Category: Separation Questions

My spouse and I were married in Mexico less then 3 years ago in a religious ceremony only in the Catholic Church. We are in the process of separating. A civil ceremony was NOT conducted in Mexico or Ontario. A marriage license was NOT obtained in either country. My understanding of law in Mexico is […]

My relationship was common law for almost 15 years. I have been through emotional hell, waiting for things to be settled, waiting for spousal to come, but it doesn’t, waiting for lawyers to do something, waiting for a separation agreement to be honoured… for over 2 years and I can’t take any more. I am […]

My soon to be ex owns a business under their name only. I worked for the business while we were married but never took a pay cheque. Am I 50% liable for the business debt now that we are separated? If so, am I also entitled to the profits should they sell the business to […]

HELLO MADAM I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO MY SPOUSE SINCE 6 YEARS AND INITIAL TWO THREE MONTHS WAS SMOOTH RUNNING.AS DAY WENT HE STATED TELLING ME THAT AM MARRIED TO HIS FAMILY AND HE NOT MARRIED TO MINE AND WE STARTED HAVING FIGHTS, I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I WAS WRONG MANY TIMES BUT AS YEARS […]

My husband and I have been separated for over a year and we have agreed on asset division and signed a document and had it witnessed by lawyers. We do not want to proceed with a divorce as there is no need at this time. My husband is not financially responsible and I am wondering […]

We don’t have a separation agreement he left for Alberta 8 yrs ago he would not sign anything I tried staying in house got new mortgage He paid me child support 1800 then quit paying What a mess No separation agreement Where do I stand? Sold the house before creditors seized it Where do I […]

My wife and I just decided to separate two weeks ago. We don’t have the financial means to be living separately. So it’s a little tough these days. We have a 6 year old daughter. I have two questions. 1.) Can she take our daughter and leave (decide to go live with a friend for […]

My spouse and I are going through an amicable Separation. We have decided to draft up our own Separation Agreement. It needs to be reviewed and signed off by a Lawyer in order for both of us to obtain financing for new mortgages. Approximately how much would something like this cost?

I have a separation agreement in place and signed by both myself and my ex. Our agreement states he has our son every other weekend and I drop off at Fathers work on the Friday evening. When we both signed the agreement he was employed in Mississauga and we agreed I would drop our son of […]

I have been separated from my husband for 3 weeks; I gave him a Separation Agreement and told him that he had a week to review it and give me feedback on any changes he’d like to see. What are my options if he refuses to do anything with it? Can I still file this on […]