Our team of family lawyers are well-versed to assist in simple to complex family law matters.
In one interesting case, our client married his spouse abroad and sponsored his spouse to immigrate to Canada. Unfortunately, the parties determined they were not compatible as partners shortly after marriage. The parties travelled together back to the spouse’s home country where they got married so she could continue her life with her family. Our client initiated the divorce process in the home country and was successful in obtaining a divorce abroad.
The ex-wife then commenced an Application in Canada, indicating that they were not divorced and alleged various baseless abuse allegations and sought spousal support for an indefinite amount of time. As a result of the ex-wife’s allegations, our client also had to deal with assault charges in the criminal court, which were all ultimately withdrawn by the Crown.
Our client’s position was that the parties were legally divorced in the foreign jurisdiction and thus, the Canadian court had no jurisdiction to preside over this matter and even if it did, the ex-wife was not entitled to spousal support for such a short marriage of 3 years and where they lived together for only a few months.
While seemingly simple, the parties were contentious in the manner the matter was brought to Court. Our team represented our client in the required family court appearances and negotiated fiercely in our client’s best interests. Ultimately, the parties came to an agreement and the parties were able to settle the dispute without the need for trial and the matter was dismissed in Court. Our team’s efforts secured the best possible result for our client wherein he did not pay spousal support nor was he required to stand trial. These actions saved our client thousands of dollars in legal fees, costs and resources required to defend himself at trial.