Friend of ours is going through a divorce. His wife had her parents come from Lebanon 8 years ago. The in-laws have received their PR. X-wife is threatening my friend to stick him with the sponsorship responsibilities during divorce. Already went as far staging accelerated payments from social services by putting the mother in-law for home for battered women. Need advice.
Sponsorship fraud
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This seems like she’s defrauding the system. The X is fully capable of covering all their expenses. Makes a fantastic salary. Instead, she chooses to create a false allegation that her mother is being abused by her son-in-law, the x mysteriously removes her from home and suddenly lawyers are notified. Puts her into a home for abused women. This obviously accelerated the social service process. She manages to involve a local low income housing program to put her parents into. Then threatens my friend that it’s all legal and he’s going to pay for this. For 7 years he fed them, entertained them, bought clothing for them, they arrived penniless, and is now punished for her parents. He has his own parents to deal with. Something is wrong in this system. We also found that the in-laws own property back in their country, can the Canadian government seize the property to cover social services? It’s not fair? This smells like a fraud in our system. Falsely setting up to benefit from Canadian generosity.
If they both co-signed they are both responsible. In their divorce they can determine whether it is 50/50 or the wife can offer to pay all costs. If she signed for his parents she would also need to pay back money if they use social assistance. Are they renting out their property? If so they would need to report that income. Yes very frustrating that they have received a subsidized house spot when others when their are thousands on the waiting list.
If you believe that there was a false domestic violence claim to secure subsidized
housing I would contact the police and housing authority and share your concerns and provide proof if you have any. If your friend (the son-in-law) is no longer living why was the mother moved to a shelter. She could have just stayed in the home with her daughter.
He signed the form saying he would support the parents. He made a choice. The wife also signed so will have to reimburse any welfare they receive.
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If there is proof that the in-laws own foreign assets, that can certainly be reported to the welfare authority and, depending on the value and unreported income potential, to CRA.
The welfare authority will go after both of them for repayments.
Unfortunately for your friend, this was the risk he took in co-signing an undertaking.
