Help With Family Class Sponsorship Needed Please

[islandlady1975]

I am trying to find out information on the best way for me and my fiancé to approach our living together in Canada. I am currently in North Carolina and am an American born citizen. He lives in Ontario and is a Canadian born citizen. We have been together for a year but the travelling is hard and we have recently decided to get married and move in together.
I have a son who is 13 and is not my fiancés son but is my dependant and will be residing with us as I have sole custody of him.
We know we have to do family class sponsorship of spouse. We have all the information we could find on the consulate website. However we are missing a few pieces.
What I need to know is that we are looking to move between July and August of 2010 so we can be there and settled before my son starts school in September.
I will continue to live and work here in the states while our paperwork is approved then hopefully, if we can get these answers and our paperwork submitted soon, be there when we are looking at.
My specific questions that we are missing are -
1. I know my fiancé (then husband) will not have to show his annual income to show support of us. However, does he have to show a certain amount of money saved in an actual bank account?
2. Will my son be considered his dependant on the sponsorship form? Since my son is solely dependant on me now and we will be married I assume so but want to be sure.
3. Would I be allowed to work in Buffalo, NY since it is close to where we will be living and if there is a good job opportunity for me there I could take it. That is of course once the sponsorship papers go through and I am waiting on the PR.
4. When I submit the sponsorship forms there will only need to be one for myself and my son, however do we need to submit 2 separate PR forms or do we both go on one as he is my dependant?

Thank you for ANY assistance you can give. I have had quite a time trying to find out these last bits of information and it is ALL we are waiting on.
Best regards.

[Leon]

1. No, he doesn't have to have any money.

2. He will be considered your dependent on the form but sponsored by your fiancee which is a responsibility in itself.  Your fiancee will be responsible for your sons financial needs for the next 10 years.

3. If you are applying inland, it is advised to stay in Canada since if you are denied entry again because you got an IO in a bad mood that day, you lose your application.  If you are applying outland, you can go back and forth but it's still always at the discretion of the IO whether you are allowed back or not.  Get a Nexus card to make your crossings easier.  Applying outland would get your PR in 5-10 months.

4. You would list him as a dependent child on your PR application.

[islandlady1975]

Thank you so very much!!! That was definitely helpful.

I do have one further question for anyone who might know.
My sons birth father is on his birth certificate however he left us when my son was 3 weeks old. 13 years ago. I have never received child support nor does my son even know him. All I have is a last known residence from 13 years ago.
Will they ask for his approval even with all of this given detail. And that in our custody agreement I have sole custody. This is a huge concern of mine.

[Leon]

If you have a custody agreement that shows that you have full custody, you should be fine.