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===Immigration Matters=== | |||
Problems involving immigration usually crop up because one spouse has sponsored the other spouse into Canada and the relationship has ended. The discussion that follows provides an overview of some issues that may arise as a result of the breakdown of that relationship. If you have an immigration concern, you should absolutely speak with a lawyer who practices in this area. | Problems involving immigration usually crop up because one spouse has sponsored the other spouse into Canada and the relationship has ended. The discussion that follows provides an overview of some issues that may arise as a result of the breakdown of that relationship. If you have an immigration concern, you should absolutely speak with a lawyer who practices in this area. | ||
===Discourse*=== | |||
Before we get into substantive immigration law, let us go over some differences in language in family and immigration law. Some of these differences are: | Before we get into substantive immigration law, let us go over some differences in language in family and immigration law. Some of these differences are: | ||
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Section 3(1)(d) ''Immigration and Refugee Protection Act'' states that one of the objectives of the act is “to see that families are reunited in Canada”. There are quite a few cases that speak about the courts being “alive” to interests of the children. | Section 3(1)(d) ''Immigration and Refugee Protection Act'' states that one of the objectives of the act is “to see that families are reunited in Canada”. There are quite a few cases that speak about the courts being “alive” to interests of the children. | ||
==Sponsor’s Obligations== | ===Sponsor’s Obligations=== | ||
Both family and immigration law outline a stepparent’s obligation to provide for the sponsored dependent in some way. | Both family and immigration law outline a stepparent’s obligation to provide for the sponsored dependent in some way. | ||