I met my girlfriend in 2003 when we were at University in Montreal. As our relationship progressed she spent more and more time in my apartment. I returned to a summer job in my home country each summer. In 2006 she spent a half year in Europe taking the last semester of her degree. After graduation in June 2006, we moved into a 1 room rented apartment in Toronto where we amalgamated some of our belongings, putting the rest in storage. I got a job that takes me out of the city during the week, so I am only home on weekends. She got a job in her field in Toronto, which she still has.
In June 2007 we moved into a one-bedroom apartment (that I bought in my name). She contributed "rent" of $450 per month. I pay all utilities and phone/internet, and she pays TV cable.
In June 2007 while we were still living in the studio apartment, her mother came to visit from South America. I told my GF that the situation was intolerable, and that I wanted my space to myself. I was ignored, and her mother lived with us for 6 months. For the last two of the six months, her father came and also lived in the one-bedroom apartment. I do not speak Spanish, and her parents did not speak English. It was a very uncomfortable situation for me to come home to after a week away in a job with a lot of responsibility.
When her parents left 7 months ago, I told her that I wanted her to move. She has refused to go or even discuss it, and even stopped paying 'rent' in April. I contacted a lawyer to ask about my rights. He told me I could send her a letter of eviction, which I did, giving her to the end of June to move. He also told me that if we had been living together for thee years, she could sue me for support.
Today I received a letter from her lawyer saying she wants a financial settlement because she lost employment opportunities in Montreal by moving to Toronto. I did not force her to move to Toronto, I had told her it was her decision.
We are both in our mid twenties. There are no children or pets involved. Can I really be forced to pay her? Because I am not in Toronto all week – I work three provinces away, in a demanding job, meeting with a lawyer on a weekend might be difficult.
Thanks.
In June 2007 we moved into a one-bedroom apartment (that I bought in my name). She contributed "rent" of $450 per month. I pay all utilities and phone/internet, and she pays TV cable.
In June 2007 while we were still living in the studio apartment, her mother came to visit from South America. I told my GF that the situation was intolerable, and that I wanted my space to myself. I was ignored, and her mother lived with us for 6 months. For the last two of the six months, her father came and also lived in the one-bedroom apartment. I do not speak Spanish, and her parents did not speak English. It was a very uncomfortable situation for me to come home to after a week away in a job with a lot of responsibility.
When her parents left 7 months ago, I told her that I wanted her to move. She has refused to go or even discuss it, and even stopped paying 'rent' in April. I contacted a lawyer to ask about my rights. He told me I could send her a letter of eviction, which I did, giving her to the end of June to move. He also told me that if we had been living together for thee years, she could sue me for support.
Today I received a letter from her lawyer saying she wants a financial settlement because she lost employment opportunities in Montreal by moving to Toronto. I did not force her to move to Toronto, I had told her it was her decision.
We are both in our mid twenties. There are no children or pets involved. Can I really be forced to pay her? Because I am not in Toronto all week – I work three provinces away, in a demanding job, meeting with a lawyer on a weekend might be difficult.
Thanks.
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