Husband heading back to UK
Sep 3rd 2007, 5:21 am
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Husband heading back to UK
My cousin moved to Canada with her husband 4 years ago and now he is leaving her for another woman, back in Scotland. Her and their 3 kids (all British) have established a life in Canada (prior to Canada, the entire family had been moving around for years), Canada is home to them.
How can she keep herself and her kids in Canada? What steps must she take and how can she make sure that he remains financially accountable for his kids even if they end up being in the two different countries?
As far as I'm aware they entered Canada on a work visa which was attained through his workplace. My cousin has a work permit but I think is otherwise listed as a dependent on his visa along with the kids.
We are looking for a lawyer to gain some legal advice but don't have the funds to hire someone to represent her at this time.
Any help or advise would be appreciated,
Thank you!
How can she keep herself and her kids in Canada? What steps must she take and how can she make sure that he remains financially accountable for his kids even if they end up being in the two different countries?
As far as I'm aware they entered Canada on a work visa which was attained through his workplace. My cousin has a work permit but I think is otherwise listed as a dependent on his visa along with the kids.
We are looking for a lawyer to gain some legal advice but don't have the funds to hire someone to represent her at this time.
Any help or advise would be appreciated,
Thank you!
Sep 3rd 2007, 8:46 am
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Re: Husband heading back to UK
My cousin moved to Canada with her husband 4 years ago and now he is leaving her for another woman, back in Scotland. Her and their 3 kids (all British) have established a life in Canada (prior to Canada, the entire family had been moving around for years), Canada is home to them.
How can she keep herself and her kids in Canada? What steps must she take and how can she make sure that he remains financially accountable for his kids even if they end up being in the two different countries?
As far as I'm aware they entered Canada on a work visa which was attained through his workplace. My cousin has a work permit but I think is otherwise listed as a dependent on his visa along with the kids.
We are looking for a lawyer to gain some legal advice but don't have the funds to hire someone to represent her at this time.
Any help or advise would be appreciated,
Thank you!
How can she keep herself and her kids in Canada? What steps must she take and how can she make sure that he remains financially accountable for his kids even if they end up being in the two different countries?
As far as I'm aware they entered Canada on a work visa which was attained through his workplace. My cousin has a work permit but I think is otherwise listed as a dependent on his visa along with the kids.
We are looking for a lawyer to gain some legal advice but don't have the funds to hire someone to represent her at this time.
Any help or advise would be appreciated,
Thank you!
http://www.cba.org/BC/Initiatives/ma..._referral.aspx
Canadian Bar Association provincial branches. They should be able to help with the program in other provinces.
http://www.cba.org/CBA/branches/main/
Not all lawyers subscribe to the referral service, call the CBA first and they can give you a name.
Also check out the legal aid society in the province in which she resides.
This web site lists each provinces Legal Aid Society.
http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/pb/arr/legal_aid.html
Last edited by Surrey Expat; Sep 3rd 2007 at 8:54 am.
Sep 3rd 2007, 9:03 am
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Re: Husband heading back to UK
Get a hold of a Woman's Crisis Centre, they should be able to steer you to low cost Legal help.
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Sep 3rd 2007, 9:23 am
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Re: Husband heading back to UK
My cousin moved to Canada with her husband 4 years ago and now he is leaving her for another woman, back in Scotland. Her and their 3 kids (all British) have established a life in Canada (prior to Canada, the entire family had been moving around for years), Canada is home to them.
How can she keep herself and her kids in Canada? What steps must she take and how can she make sure that he remains financially accountable for his kids even if they end up being in the two different countries?
As far as I'm aware they entered Canada on a work visa which was attained through his workplace. My cousin has a work permit but I think is otherwise listed as a dependent on his visa along with the kids.
We are looking for a lawyer to gain some legal advice but don't have the funds to hire someone to represent her at this time.
Any help or advise would be appreciated,
Thank you!
How can she keep herself and her kids in Canada? What steps must she take and how can she make sure that he remains financially accountable for his kids even if they end up being in the two different countries?
As far as I'm aware they entered Canada on a work visa which was attained through his workplace. My cousin has a work permit but I think is otherwise listed as a dependent on his visa along with the kids.
We are looking for a lawyer to gain some legal advice but don't have the funds to hire someone to represent her at this time.
Any help or advise would be appreciated,
Thank you!
Legal Services Commission
http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/
Talk to a lawyer here as a matter of urgency. Contact the CBA, tell them the issue and they should be able to direct her to a lawyer who deals with those specific issues, especially with a jurisdiction issue.
We had to have a lawyer in the UK to deal with jurisdiction, went through 5 before we found a good one. If you need a number send a PM.
