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    Hi Everyone:

    I need some advice because I really don't know what to do anymore.
    My ex and myself have been seperated for about 3 years.
    I have been out of the family residence for about two.
    I have three kids (ages 16, 15, and 11)
    Settlement conference has been rescheduled 3 times. (The next one is January 31, 2007)
    We had almost everything taken care of (settled) except for some of the money issues. I had a temp order from the court for Child and Spousal support etc.... The only thing left was to settle the money left from the sale of the house, and his RSP's etc....

    And then the ex got fired from his job. (Some say he did it on purpose) So I stopped getting my child and spousal support payments. (Although FRO is adding the arrears up - As of July 1st - The amount FRO say's he owes me is over five thousand dollars.

    I understand that when the ex starts getting his unemployment check that I will be getting 1/2 of that. (Which may not be for another 4 weeks or so, and will be nothing compared to what my regular payments should be from him.)

    The ex (even though it is summer - has decided not to go and look for another job, instead he has decided to ride out his unemployment for as long as he can. This fustrates me because I know that there are jobs out there right now that he can do.

    Ok, so this is my problem.... I needed answers. I needed to know what I can do to still settle this even if he doesn't have a job right now. I know that the money left from the sale of the house should go to me, because of child and sposal support that we haven't even filed / claimed thru the courts and FRO. (The ex did not pay Child and Spousal support for a year after I moved out of the house) I know that if I try to settle now, than my child and spousal support payments would be drastically reduced because he is not working. (But isn;t there some way that I can make him get a job?)

    Anyways, I have been trying to get a hold of my lawyer for over two weeks to discuss all ofthis with her, but she still hasn't returned my phone calls. I e-mailed her assistant last week, (about 5 days ago) and I still haven't received a response from that e-mail.

    I just don't know what to do - or how to proceed.
    any answers or help would be appreciated.

  • #2
    Fresh Starts,

    I suspect your spouses share of the equity in the home would go towards the outstanding support arrears.

    Make sure you inform FRO to take steps to garnish the EI. They don't do it automatically.

    Have you been given a reason by your lawyer's secretary why the lawyer has not been returning your emails, phone calls etc. Two weeks appear to be a very long time, unless the lawyer is on holidays.

    lv

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    • #3
      My lawyers assistant did leave me a voice mail message about a week ago and said that she did give my lawyer the messages and I should hear from her soon. But I still haven't heard from her.

      I did talk to FRO once - to let them know that the ex had been fired from his job, and should be recieving EI. They looked up the court order and said that since it was a government based (I am assuming this means - because we didn't do a 'personal' order without going thru the courts?) that EI will take 1/2 of his amount when he does get it. It has already been six weeks and I still haven't received anything. (How long does it usually take for EI to kick in?)

      I called my lawyer again last night and left her a voice mail message (I had a family emergency with my little dog (heat stroke) that cost me $300. Since I wasn't expecting the emergency (who does) and I haven't been reciving my child and spousal support (I only make $350 from my job a week) I am going to end up bouncing three payments that should be coming out of the bank on Monday/ Tuesday. I was so mad and upset last night that I told my laywer to please call me back when she comes into the office. I explained to her that we needed to try to settle some of this, and that I wanted to settle the money left in trust from the sale of the house ( 1/2 of the money left in trust from the sale of the house should be mine - and since the ex did not pay child or spousal support for almost a year when I left the house, the remaining money should also go to me - as back "retro" child and spousal support that FRO has not been collecting or that we did not go back to court for) Does that sound unreasonable?

      I am going to post another thread titled "E-mail to my laywer"
      Please read it and tell me if it sounded unreasonable.

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      • #4
        Fresh Starts,

        Make sure the FRO has your ex's sin number and advise them formally that he is collecting EI.

        I believe EI takes about 6 weeks to kick in. I am fortunate, I have never collected it.

        lv

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