Category: Hamilton Questions

I am currently in the final stages of divorcing my ex-wife with whom I have two children. Since our separation, I lived common-law with another woman and we had a son together. My girlfriend and I are now splitting up. For child support, would I pay the table amount for three children, or do I […]

My husband and I have been separated for 5 years and have a legal separation agreement in place. I am proceeding with the Divorce and have completed the paperwork. I am at the stage where I need to serve him. How can I serve him and what if he refuses to accept the divorce papers? […]

My ex and I currently have a divorce agreement that stipulates he pays child support. He has since been convicted of dangerous driving and as such lost his job. He indicates that he cannot find a job, although has had two jobs at different times last year and quit his last one as he believed […]

I was divorced many years ago in Canada, but can't remember exactly where. Is there a way to look this up and get a proof I was divorced, so that I can remarry? (question forwarded from a patient in a military hospital in Europe.)

before my husband and I were married I got a settlement from a car accident I was in. The money was spent on him and me. He also had a gambling problem and I paid off his debt. Does he owe me this money back?

How many years do you need to be separated until you are automatically divorced?

My husband and I have been married for 6 years. We recently separated and are attempting to complete our separation agreement. One of the challenges is that he is stating that I am not legally entitled to 50% of the matrimonial home (we have sold it) as he put the initial down-payment of $50,000.00 on […]

I am sponsored by my common law husband and this is my 12th year in Canada, over the past 12 years I have been verbally abused, but was not in a financial position to leave. Recently he has been threatening to kick me out of his home. The threats are becoming really serious. I have […]

My husband I were married in 1996. We separated in 2002 and have not lived together since. We sold our house and divided the proceeds. There are no financial ties. He is an American citizen who remarried his ex wife when he moved back to the US without divorcing me. He is also not allowed […]

My child and I live in USA. My ex moved to Hamilton, ON. The original court order for the child support and the visitation rights was issued in a third country,and is being registered with Canada as we speak. If I decide to apply for a change of visitation rights where should I start the […]