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    I was living with a woman for 9 years . We have two
    Kids together . No violence physically but she is verbally abusive and works when she wants and then decides she doesn't want to etc . I asked her to leave 18 months ago . She did and I kept the kids . She would visit once in a while . A few months later she moved in with a guy then wanted to see them over night insaid ok and she took them sometimes and bad mouthed me to them . Never given any money for children. Neither of us make very much. She has now moved in with her 3rd guy in 18 months . This is were the trouble starts . I said she could see them once a week and every second weekend at there place . She lives 30 minutes from Ottawa . This was good for a
    Couple weeks . Now she shows up st school and picks them up almost every weekend and I can't stop her unless I leave them home on Fridays and sometimes on Thursdays . I can't afford a lawyer but make to
    Much for legal aid . I have made plans for kids and I and they get picked up at school and I have no recourse . Kids not in danger and don't mind splitting time. But can't go on like this . Is there anything I can do without court order. I can't afford to go to court

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    I see many people post that they make too much to qualify for legal aid and yet not enough to pay for a lawyer. Someone on here might have more specific information but I see that while a person may not qualify for 100% legal aid funding, they still may be eligible for a portion of subsidy. I was with the impression that if you made too much to qualify for 100% funding you could negotiate a repayment plan. Might be worth checking into further. When dealing with important life issues such as child custody you should get some sort of legal advice.

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    • #3
      This is easy. Women in your situation do this all the time.

      1) Get a lawyer
      2) Get interim child support
      3) Get retroactive child support
      4) Use the child support to pay for the lawyer

      Not only do you get money for a lawyer, but you strip away money from the mother so she can't afford a lawyer.

      You probably need about $1000. Borrow it. You'll get much more than that in CS.

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      • #4
        Thanks, I called and said what I made and they said that I made to much to qualify. They never mentioned partial payment. I understand there is a limit. But when you have 2 kids no financial help and trying and near xmas every penny counts. I will call again.

        I make around $38k gross, with 2 kids and was told the limit is $35k. don't know if this is true but person on the phone said that. I am not on social housing and trying to keep kids in same school routine friends etc.

        Thanks for the help. I will find the$ 1000.00

        Can't even find a part time job as everyone wants every weekend or at nights but every night etc

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        • #5
          information is available online - you just have to dig a bit.

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