Call your local Ontario Legal Aid Office and make arrangements with them to obtain a Legal Aid Certificate. The local offices are as follows:
Ontario Legal Aid
55 King St.
Suite 404,
St. Catharines, ON,
L2R 3H5
905-685-1012
Ontario Legal Aid
3 Cross St.
2nd Floor,
Welland, ON,
L3B 5X6
905-735-1559
You may proceed with a divorce upon separation although you and your spouse must be living separate and apart for not less than one year before you can obtain a divorce judgement. However under circumstances such as adultery and cruelty you may obtain a divorce earlier.
Child support is based on your gross taxable income on your Notice of Assessment. Visit our "link" page for the Calculation Table.
Under the Family Law Act you are considered common law after cohabitation of three years plus a day. You are then accountable for spousal support. Various Federal Laws may deem you a spouse earlier in your relationship.
Most financial institutions will require a Will to be probated. A probated Will is authenticated by the court to be the last valid Will of the deceased.
The probate fees are based on the value of the estate at the time of death. The first $50,000.00 is subject to ½ % up to $250.00, any value over and above the first $50,000.00 is subject to 1 ½ %.
No, we will notify your utility companies of your final billing date.
No, not necessarily, most financial institutions will accept Title Insurance.