Category: Location Questions

my common law spouse and I have lived together in a home owned as joint tenants for the past 11 years. He paid off the mortgage several years ago using his own money. If we end our relationship, will the proceeds of our house be split 50/50 or will his lump sum payment on our […]

me and my spouse have been separated for well over a year and are both on board with getting divorced i have heard in some places that we can both go together to the court house and sign papers pay the fee and basically be divorced almost on the spot. Is it true that we […]

My husband wants to go for 50/50 custody to avoid paying child support. I’m a stay at home mom, I don’t want to leave my house. Can my husband do this?

My common law spouse and I have been separated for almost 5 years now. I still live in the home which is in both our names. We have both been paying equal amounts towards the mortgage each month. He has just informed me that he is planning on selling his 50% of the home to […]

I got engaged July 2013 and legally married march 2015. We’ve never lived together and during the time we do spend together he’s been violent physically and verbally. I did take pictures for proof on some occasions. We are both in agreement about divorce. He lives in France and I’m Canadian. We got married in […]

When we divorced my wife did not ask for support for the kids. At one time she went on Social Assistance and we agreed on me paying her $300.00 a month. This never went through the courts , we just wrote an agreement between ourselves and I paid her $300 a month for about 5 […]

My husband and i live separately since 2 yrs , but there is no legal separation. What are the steps for a divorce in this situation please?

Mediation agreement vs. Divorce  I have a mediation agreement where I waived things like spousal support and etc as it was all too much to comprehend at the time. The ex has filed for divorce, do I need to have the separation finished before or can it be done after the divorce is final?

I have been married for 6 years – sponsored him to come to Canada. We have only been intimate once since we got married. Due to personal beliefs i stayed for better or worse (and kept hoping things would get better)! Now I need to move on. He is wanting to take half my RRSPs/Pension […]

I am living with 2 children (23 year-old FT student and 15 years old) and want to separate with my husband who is living abroad for his work. I cannot move out since I have to take care of my children and I don’t want to loose my house where I live in. He does […]