Category: Location Questions

I am seperated from my wife for last three years.i applied foreign divorce the day i seperated from my wife three years before) and the country where my exwife and me are citizen and got marriage has granted us divorce .but the law here in canada is not accpting it on the ground we were […]

My husband and I were married 43 years when we separated Nov 29, 2011. He has informed me he wants an "uncontested" divorce. He lives in W. Africa. does he need to come to Canada to file the papers?

Is my spouse entitled to any of my income tax return or my GST and Trillium payments? I was the sole provider

I have been in a common law rlationship for 5 1/2 years . Most of th time he is out of town and I work in town and look after the home and pets and yard work. Most of the time I pay the bills and buy groceries ( the home is in his name […]

Is it possible to get a divorce first and then deal with division of assets?

My spouse and i have been married for 6 years. We have 1 child who lives with me. I left 3 years ago we do not own any property . I am unemployed, my spouse is employed. We have been arguing from the time we got married and my spouse refused to seek counseling and […]

I got married in another country with the hopes of bringing my new spouse back to Canada with me, however they have changed their mind and refuses to leave their country. We however did not have a prenuptial agreement, and I am worried about having to split my assets if we were to divorce. In […]

My wife who's a Canadian Citizen married me in another country and sponsored me to come to Canada. After living together for four years we decided to separate because things aren't working out. Is it possible for me to be in a common-law relationship with someone else while we're not divorce yet. Is it possible […]

I am currently living in the home that is jointly owned with my ex. We each pay our share of the mortgage. I am ready to move on and buy my own place. I have asked him to buy me out...he said NO! I have asked him to list it so we can sell it...he […]

If you are separated from your marriage spouse for less than a year with no legal separation agreement, and you start living with someone else in a common law relationship, and after 5-6 months that one has failed, which relationship takes precedent when it comes to eligibilty for pension splitting?