Category: Location Questions

My  Ex common law spouse and I have been officially separated for a year and have signed documents claiming no financial/spousal support for either of us. I make quite a bit for money. As of recently I think he is financially strapped. He received $80,000 and many expensive items We had purchased together. As of […]

We have signed separation agreement, resolving financial matters and division of assets, with the witnessing lawyer signature. We don’t have children together, and since July of this year we live in separate houses. I remained to live in our house and the title has been transferred to my name only, she moved to live on […]

Hi, I have decided to take a seperate path of living from my husband, however I have a 1 year old baby. I am recently living in Montreal. My question is if I decided to move from Montreal to another city inside the Canada can I easily take my baby with me? Or what are […]

Can a child request to live with a sibling who is legal and has a steady job? Can said child ask to be given into the custody of a legal sibling?

My spouse wants to fill for a divorce in Nigeria were we got married before coming to Canada. If we get the divorce in Nigeria certificate, do I have to present it to a Canadian office before remarrying

I am married from 14 years we have 2 kids. All these years I was thinking that It will work one day but it is not working out. He is some time so violent that he even hit too but I don’t have courage to call 911 but I want divorce what to do an […]

My former spouse is threatening (in writing) to opt to work less so I have to pay more child support. Furthermore my former spouse has already chosen to be underemployed and opts to work less than part time hours AND is now threatening to work even less. Is this grounds for imputing income? What needs […]

My spouse and I got legally married in Canada. It has been less than a year. I reside in Canada but my spouse does not and at no time did we ever live together. Now we want to completely divorce and continue our lives without each other. Do we still need to be married/separated for […]

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 am a permanent resident of Canada, sponsored by my husband of 5 years. he has asked me for a divorce. He claims he pays me $16,000. thru his business and he owns our home. Am I entitled to half the matrimonial home and $16,000. for spousal support?