Is there anyone here from Canada that can give me some help for my Aunty - suffering domestic abuse.

[bythepowerofgreyskull]

She lives near Toronto
she has been divorced and remarried this man - she has been planning to leave him as he is a very very unpleasant man but he has discovered her secret bank account and taken her to the bank and made her trasfer the funds to the "joint" account and taken her bank cards off her she now is only allowed a little cash that he gives her weekly.

He has discovered her secret Yahoo email address so it is hard for us to correspond any more.

I have heard of WomensAid in this country and wondered if there were organisations like this in Canada.

I can't force her to do something she is terrified of but I want to help get things in place for her so that the minute she feels able that she CAN leave him.
He will never leave the house so it will be her that will have to leave.
Her son is worse that usless and thinks the sun shines out of his Dad#s A*se.

She is only 59 years old, She is far too young to live the next 30 years in a miserable existance.

If anyone can help I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

HH, it has taken her 35 years
not over yet she is doing it slowly and carefully, making sure all ownership of property documents are logged secretly with a solicitor before she makes any move to leave.
I think that she is going to have the worst 6 months of her life coming up but then at least she will be free of him (physically if not mentally)

The poor woman, I hope she makes it out soon. my thoughts are with her and with you!

greyskull, when women leave it is THE most dangerous time. Please try to make her aware of the extra risk involved. Not that she needs to stay, but just be extra vigilant about her safety and actions

thnaks LF,
fortunately although she is very far away I know that her vicar and the other members of her church have been gently enabling her to feel that there is a life without him. She has people around her there who can look after her and I have in laws (who she doesn't know) that live the opposite side of torronto, so if she needs to disappear for a while somewhere he has no knowledge of then we can do it.