Unmarried Ontario couple had no children and no house but man must still pay support

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If he was truly GMB he would've traded her in years ago for a you get chick. Staying with the same chick for 14 years you basically are married to her.

No way I pay that shyt if I was rich like him. Just move to a foreign country with no extradition. And move all your money to offshore accounts.

She probably cheated on his ass hence the reason for them breaking up.
 

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Judge def reached imo . But I can kinda see where they was going with common law marriage . They were living together at least half the year :manny:
 
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I'm not even being purposely crass here, but doesn't a decision like this essentially argue that the woman was basically a hired long-term prostitute deserving of severance pay?

If the logic is that he was supporting her financially and they were common law spouses, she would have had to provide something in this relationship to justify continued financial support. Otherwise, anything he gave to her could be argued as simple charity.

This is scary in how unjustice it reads. How can you argue cohabitation when you literally aren't cohabiting? :dahell:
 

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If he was truly GMB he would've traded her in years ago for a you get chick. Staying with the same chick for 14 years you basically are married to her.

No way I pay that shyt if I was rich like him. Just move to a foreign country with no extradition. And move all your money to offshore accounts.

She probably cheated on his ass hence the reason for them breaking up.
Not even the kicker. She refused to marry him.
 

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Yes, but getting your case heard at the Supreme Court is not an automatic right; very few cases are ever heard. Only those cases with huge public interest and is seen as highly important is accepted...
i think it would be because it's similar to the Eric vs Lola case where a woman from Québec was asking for spousal support saying they were common law even though the concept of common law doesn't exist in quebec. Quebec superior court said common law not being recognized in Quebec is unconstitutional and the Supreme Court overturned it. I guess the difference is that the only argument for the man is how common law is determined and not whether it should or shouldn't exist. So it's a tougher case for the man to make. Because the Supreme court would have to overturn the decision of the judge as to what it means to "live together". So you might be right that the Supreme court could determine the decision was pretty cut and dry and there is no reason to take the case.

I think a lot of rich people in Ontario are gonna kick out their girlfriend because of this decision...
 

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I'm not even being purposely crass here, but doesn't a decision like this essentially argue that the woman was basically a hired long-term prostitute deserving of severance pay?

If the logic is that he was supporting her financially and they were common law spouses, she would have had to provide something in this relationship to justify continued financial support. Otherwise, anything he gave to her could be argued as simple charity.

This is scary in how unjustice it reads. How can you argue cohabitation when you literally aren't cohabiting? :dahell:
i see your point but the argument is pretty much if you live together for a certain amount of time in a conjugal relationship, you are quasi-married (common law) which gives you certain rights (including support in some cases). In canada, all provinces have some version of common law with different parameters (different number of years they have to live together, etc). Quebec is the only province where there is no common law.

If you choose to live with someone in a conjugal relationship , you have to accept at some point you could be considered common law. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. The main point being argued in this case is if they "lived together" and what exactly does it mean to live together.
 

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i think it would be because it's similar to the Eric vs Lola case where a woman from Québec was asking for spousal support saying they were common law even though the concept of common law doesn't exist in quebec. Quebec superior court said common law not being recognized in Quebec is unconstitutional and the Supreme Court overturned it. I guess the difference is that the only argument for the man is how common law is determined and not whether it should or shouldn't exist. So it's a tougher case for the man to make. Because the Supreme court would have to overturn the decision of the judge as to what it means to "live together". So you might be right that the Supreme court could determine the decision was pretty cut and dry and there is no reason to take the case.

I think a lot of rich people in Ontario are gonna kick out their girlfriend because of this decision...
Lawyers always have these clever ways to make every case a "public interest" one. This case is already generating a lot of buzz, so it could be heard. The Supreme Court cases are not always overturned, sometimes they take cases to confirm the Appeal Court decision is correct if people are having doubts.
 
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