Money, Lies, and Family Ties: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Injustice Ontario Family Law

I became exhausted after all the years of ineffectual attempts to have my case heard by a judge, I began to breakdown.

Lawyer #3 exposed hidden income and told me that my experience amounted to a Travesty of Justice.

During these years I emailed and phoned the mediator to try to find a way out of this Agreement.

As per the Judge's recommendation, I consulted and hired two lawyers at a cost of $10,000 in the hope that one of them could see a way through this Agreement and help me get out of it.

Lawyer # 3 and I had one court appearance.  I was hopeful.

I became entangled in his grief and sadness.

Negotiations for support.  Ex-partner misrepresented his income on his 2003 Affidavit, and I was induced to sign a Waiver forgoing spousal support in exchange for $10,000.

Having spent many thousands of dollars on ineffective lawyers, I attempted self-representation.  Ex-partner's lawyer thwarted my attempts by threatening to charge me with Contempt of Court.

My attempt to enforce child support payments with The Family Responsibility Office, the government branch responsible for recovering support.

A Mediation/Arbitration Agreement resulted from these sessions, drafted by ex-partner's lawyer, giving her complete control over the contents.  Despite my lawyer's claim that he had made improvements to the Agreement, I would soon learn that it was biased toward ex-partner and I would become trapped by it for years.