http://www.theprovince.com/life/Honeymoon+over+woman+sues+Fijian+hubby+after+marriage+collapses/5174537/story.html
Honeymoon's over: B.C. woman sues Fijian hubby after marriage collapses
By Keith Fraser, Postmedia News July 28, 2011 VANCOUVER — A B.C. woman who went to Fiji to find a husband is now suing him for damages after the marriage collapsed.
In September 2006, Sareena Prasad was introduced by her parents to Arvin Dutt Sharma as someone who might be a suitable husband.
She travelled to Fiji to meet Sharma in March 2007 and came away believing that he loved her, wished to marry her and have a family and intended to stay married, according to a civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court. The couple were married in Fiji, with Prasad paying for the wedding and the honeymoon.
Attempts by Prasad to sponsor Sharma to come to Canada were initially refused by immigration authorities, who did not accept that the marriage was genuine. Prasad, who has Canadian citizenship and is employed as a shipping associate, hired a lawyer to appeal the ruling and Sharma arrived in Canada in December 2009. But he but refused to attempt to find work and became physically and emotionally abusive towards Prasad, says the suit. "The defendant Sharma lived with the plaintiff for approximately two weeks before he started disappearing for extended periods without notice or explanation to the plaintiff."
Sharma, it turned out, was living with relatives in Surrey after he'd falsely told her he had no kin in B.C., says the suit. In February 2010, after Prasad told Sharma that she was pregnant by him, he assaulted her and he subsequently coerced her to have an abortion against her wishes, claims the suit. Sharma was charged with assault and found guilty in Surrey Provincial Court in July 2010. He received a suspended sentence and one year of probation.
Prasad claims Sharma misrepresented his love for her and only married her to come to Canada. She says a Fijian woman named Renuka Devi, with whom Sharma had a relationship, had contributed to the deceit by convincing Prasad to marry him. Prasad says the conduct of Sharma and Devi was "cynical, manipulative, high-handed and malicious," and she is seeking general, special, punitive and aggravated damages.
No statement of defence has been filed. Sharma could not be reached. A notice of civil claim contains allegations that have not been proven in court.
Honeymoon's over: B.C. woman sues Fijian hubby after marriage collapses
By Keith Fraser, Postmedia News July 28, 2011 VANCOUVER — A B.C. woman who went to Fiji to find a husband is now suing him for damages after the marriage collapsed.
In September 2006, Sareena Prasad was introduced by her parents to Arvin Dutt Sharma as someone who might be a suitable husband.
She travelled to Fiji to meet Sharma in March 2007 and came away believing that he loved her, wished to marry her and have a family and intended to stay married, according to a civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court. The couple were married in Fiji, with Prasad paying for the wedding and the honeymoon.
Attempts by Prasad to sponsor Sharma to come to Canada were initially refused by immigration authorities, who did not accept that the marriage was genuine. Prasad, who has Canadian citizenship and is employed as a shipping associate, hired a lawyer to appeal the ruling and Sharma arrived in Canada in December 2009. But he but refused to attempt to find work and became physically and emotionally abusive towards Prasad, says the suit. "The defendant Sharma lived with the plaintiff for approximately two weeks before he started disappearing for extended periods without notice or explanation to the plaintiff."
Sharma, it turned out, was living with relatives in Surrey after he'd falsely told her he had no kin in B.C., says the suit. In February 2010, after Prasad told Sharma that she was pregnant by him, he assaulted her and he subsequently coerced her to have an abortion against her wishes, claims the suit. Sharma was charged with assault and found guilty in Surrey Provincial Court in July 2010. He received a suspended sentence and one year of probation.
Prasad claims Sharma misrepresented his love for her and only married her to come to Canada. She says a Fijian woman named Renuka Devi, with whom Sharma had a relationship, had contributed to the deceit by convincing Prasad to marry him. Prasad says the conduct of Sharma and Devi was "cynical, manipulative, high-handed and malicious," and she is seeking general, special, punitive and aggravated damages.
No statement of defence has been filed. Sharma could not be reached. A notice of civil claim contains allegations that have not been proven in court.
Obviously you can't judge them because as I said, love can be blind at times but if CIC is refusing you and your spouse, maybe you should at least consider taking a look back at it just to confirm it isn't before appealing it. Just a thought though...
