Proof of separation of former Spouse

[rjessome]

ok I'm filling up forms too and I'm almost done to late to start all over again with the new one however i have a question inth IM0008 the question ur current marital status, there is no conjugal partnership there how do I go about that? Thanks in adavance

Answer whatever you are, i.e. single, divorced, etc. 

[emrn]

I'm not divorced since I'm from the Philippines, and I'm not legally separated either cus we didnt go to court to have that. Me and my partner are applying for conjugal partnership and there is no option in that category the closest one is common law.

[rjessome]

I'm not divorced since I'm from the Philippines, and I'm not legally separated either cus we didnt go to court to have that. Me and my partner are applying for conjugal partnership and there is no option in that category the closest one is common law.

There is no legal separation in Canadian law.  If you and your spouse are not together, check Separated.

[emrn]

ok thanks but these are the only options on the form; Never married, Annuled marriage, Married, Divorced, Widowed, Common law and legally separated

[rjessome]

ok thanks but these are the only options on the form; Never married, Annuled marriage, Married, Divorced, Widowed, Common law and legally separated

Ok, I wasn't clear in my previous post.  You don't need a court document to be considered legally separated in Canadian law.  If you are not together with your spouse anymore (i.e. not living together, no longer in a "marriage-like" relationship) you are considered legally separated.

[Boracay]

rjessome.

What you mention above, I think contradicts the advice I got.

for example my partner should put her CURRENT status.

For example technically she is still married to her estranged husband. But we ticked that she is common law with me. because that's her current status.

For emrn I think I'd put Common Law, as it's the status closest to her current relationship. Maybe with a note separate paper explaining why you chose that (conjugal not mentioned) If she chose separated she is choosing the status of her husband before not her current partner.

I could be wrong of course but that's how I'd figure it would be done

[Boracay]

By the way.....as to the original question I asked

What we ended up doing is writing an explanation stating that she has had no former contact with her previous spouse since xxx she has no interest in contact him and has no way to contact him regardless. Then we got the statement notarized.

We hope that with this document and along with the proof that we have lived together on a tiny 8km x 1km island for 9 months and spent the other 3 months traveling throughout SE Asia that it's extremely unlikely she could still be in a relationship together.