Hello,
I am about to file my AOS application, and have a question about an incident that happened in 1995 in Canada. I was charged by ex (wife at that time) with assault. I was detained over night, and released on bail. I don't think i pled guilty to the charge. However, I remember that in 1996, during a bail review hearing, I was agreed to sign a Peace Bond, promising to keep the Peace for 1 year. I kept the peace and there was no conviction. I request a criminal background check from the Canadian RCMP and it showed that I had to record of convictions.
Now, my lawyer is requesting more details about the arrest and how the case was disposed of. I do not have any record pertaining to the case. I tried to call the court houses in Canada where I believe the hearing was held and none of them can even find my name in their records. I called the Police division which made the arrest and they provided some records of the arrest, but it is not complete, and did not indicate that the case was ever finalized or disposed of. All I have is the RCMP record showing no criminal convictions.
My lawyer now wants us to retain another lawyer in Canada to see if they can trace these records. Is it necessary to have these records about how the case was disposed of? Isn't the official confirmation that no criminal record exists, sufficient?
Thanks - LisaMarie
I am about to file my AOS application, and have a question about an incident that happened in 1995 in Canada. I was charged by ex (wife at that time) with assault. I was detained over night, and released on bail. I don't think i pled guilty to the charge. However, I remember that in 1996, during a bail review hearing, I was agreed to sign a Peace Bond, promising to keep the Peace for 1 year. I kept the peace and there was no conviction. I request a criminal background check from the Canadian RCMP and it showed that I had to record of convictions.
Now, my lawyer is requesting more details about the arrest and how the case was disposed of. I do not have any record pertaining to the case. I tried to call the court houses in Canada where I believe the hearing was held and none of them can even find my name in their records. I called the Police division which made the arrest and they provided some records of the arrest, but it is not complete, and did not indicate that the case was ever finalized or disposed of. All I have is the RCMP record showing no criminal convictions.
My lawyer now wants us to retain another lawyer in Canada to see if they can trace these records. Is it necessary to have these records about how the case was disposed of? Isn't the official confirmation that no criminal record exists, sufficient?
Thanks - LisaMarie