Archive for the 'General' Category

How A Refugee Can Bring His Or Her Spouse To Canada?

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Mike Bell, Immigration Lawyer with Bell Riley Achtari Despatis & Setzer of Ottawa, explains how a refugee can bring his or her spouse to Canada.
If someone has convention refugee status and they have a spouse overseas, they need to indicate on their application that they have a spouse overseas that they want included in their […]

The Reasons Why An Experienced Immigration Lawyer Can Help Your Sponsorship Application.

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Mike Bell, Immigration Lawyer with Bell Riley Achtari Despatis & Setzer of Ottawa, explains the reasons why an experienced immigration lawyer can help your sponsorship application.
One of the things that we do is to see if an applicant for residency is involved in a relationship of any kind. We deal with people who are involved […]

How The Amount Of Child Support Can Be Changed Or Withdrawn?

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Andrew Feldstein, Family Lawyer and founder of the Toronto firm of Andrew Feldstein & Associates explains how the amount of child support can be changed or withdrawn. Withdrawal of child support occurs when the child ceases to be a child of the marriage. Under the Divorce Act, that can occur when the child is working […]

The Qualifications For Common Law And Conjugal Partners When Sponsoring A Spouse To Canada.

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Mike Bell, Immigration Lawyer with Bell Riley Achtari Despatis & Setzer of Ottawa, explains the qualifications for common law and conjugal partners when sponsoring a spouse to Canada.
To qualify as common-law partners you have to live together in a conjugal relationship for a period of 12 months preceding your application. A conjugal relationship means more […]

How The Amount Of Child Support Is Determined?

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Andrew Feldstein, Family Lawyer and founder of the Toronto firm of Andrew Feldstein & Associates explains how the amount of child support is determined. The amount of child support is easy to determine. There are Federal support guidelines and Ontario support guidelines and they both have identical numbers. First we determine what the payer’s income […]

What Happens If The Custodial Parent Wants To Move Away?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Andrew Feldstein, Family Lawyer and founder of the Toronto firm of Andrew Feldstein & Associates explains what happens if the custodial parent wants to move away. The custodial parent does not automatically have the right to move. A mobility case is one of the most difficult cases to wrestle with because it is very hard […]