I have a house in Crossfield Alberta it is in my and my ex…

You do,not have to find someplace else to stay, although she is correct that you cannot force her to the basement. You both have equal rights to the property and neither can force the other in any way as to how to use the property.

If you want to be there and she is uncomfortable, her options are to leave, or to apply to try to get a court order, which will usually take several weeks for a hearing.

You can move your belongings from the garage to the house as you see fit. She cannot dictate that your property be stored in the garage.

You can certainly apply for a divorce. A lawyer is not mandatory for that. But if you choose to hire one, the cost will typically be about $2,000. The fees vary from lawyer to lawyer and will certainly go up if the lawyer is handling issues such as the house for you as well. The divorce process itself is simple, basically filing your marriage certificate and some paperwork and having papers served on your spouse by a process server. If there are property issues to take to court, this process gets more involved, with an initial step of filing a statement of assets and debts.

We cannot take any clients through this site, as the site does not want experts giving advice just to try and land clients. If you need a referral, you can contact the law society, and get a free referral to several family law lawyers, each of whom is to give you a free initial consultation. You can then decide if you want to hire anyone. You can call that service at 1 800 661 1095.