Category: Location Questions

My husband separated from me, can he takes a divorce without me Because as I don't want to divorce him as my PR is conditional ?

Is it necessary to get a legal separation if there are no assets? We are a common law couple of 19 years with 2 children. For the past 7 years (give or take) we have not really been a couple but continue to live in the same home. We do not share a bedroom or […]

We were married in Ontario in 1994 have been living in Quebec since then and are now Separating. Is everything covered by Quebec law?

I am a PR holder and I sponsored my spouse's PR and brought her to Canada. We are living together from last 6 months now in Canada. She is not working in Canada. Prior to coming to Canada she used to work in home country in good position and was earning good salary. We got […]

Hello, my spouse was served with the divorce papers by a friend of mine. The friend has filled out the affidavid and has had it notarized that it was the proper person served. What is the next course of action? When and where does the affidavid go now?

My husband and I are separating and it isn't a nice situation. He is refusing to mediate... we have no formal, legal binding custody agreement, just an email from each other saying this is the dates that we agree to watch the kids. We still live in the same residence but since I asked for […]

My husband has a daughter from a previous marriage. she is now 15 years old 16 in a few months. She has dropped out of high school against all our efforts to keep her in school. She has seen a psychologist and been cleared of any issues. She just chooses not to go. She says […]

I have been living in Canada for the past 3 years,I am on a visitors visa. Can I apply for a legal divorce though I was not married here. My husband and I have been separated for 10 years now.

My child is only 10 yrs old but understand our situation. He does not want to see nor talk to his father. Childrens's lawyer is already involved because his father wants access. We've been seperated for more than a year and only have communication with him twice. His father left without saying goodbye before Father's […]

Hi, I would like to separate from my wife due to irreconcilable differences. We have been married for almost 20 years and have a 14 year old boy. My wife was recently let go from a job she held for more years than we were married. She received a severance package as well as her […]