Category: St. Catharines Questions

I am a Canadian citizen who got married in Ontario and have been living abroad for the past 7 years. I am legally divorced in the Country I am living but was wondering if I will need to file my divorce papers from another country in Canada with the Canadian Government as I am planning […]

Me and my common law partner have been in a relationship for 6 years. He was financially and emotionally abusive to me so I decided to separate from him. We have a child together and since I had nowhere to go I just moved out to a different room and have been living there for […]

I have a daughter that is attending guelph university. I am primary caregiver. She resides with me. Her father, payor, is seeking a negotiation to reduce child support during the school year. 50 percent of the federal tables. Father lives in Saskatchewan. Is this negotiable? What are our options? If any.

My ex of 7 years will not disclose any of his financial papers, such as T4's. He claims that I do not need to see them and if I keep pushing to see them he will be forced to cut back on his hours at work and pay me less. I feel he is hiding […]

If my child is 18 year old, going to university and staying home; is he still considered "child" by the divorce law?

MY HUSBAND AND I ARE RECENTLY SEPARATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS. WE HAVE A COTTAGE THAT WE CO OWN FOR 9 YEARS NOW. HE INFORMS ME THAT HE WANTS TO EITHER SELL IT OR HAVE ME BUY HIM OUT. CAN HE FORCE ME TO DO EITHER? I BELIEVE BOTH OUR NAMES ARE ON THE TITLE.

I am currently going through a divorce , the marriage lasted 9 months before he went back to his country. He and I have already signed our divorce papers.Which we both agreed that we wanted nothing from each other. The divorce was filed in his residing country of Trinidad and Tobago. We purchased a home […]

I have a 18month old daughter with my common-law spouse, we lived together 2 years, and he has been deported back to his country of Mexico and cannot return nor wants to. We have ended our relationship now and I would like to know how I can get SOLE CUSTODY, so if i wanted to […]

My husband and i are separating and i was wondering about his pension.. i have been told that i can only collect for the time we lived together.. as we married later in life... he retired after we were married and started receiving a pension.. i retired a year after him.. how long am i […]

My wife and i seperated several years ago and I signd a seperation agreement with her lawyer without seeking my own legal council. Is it binding or can I change my mind about the things i agreed to, such as giving her our marital home that was completely paid for?