Two weeks after border officers forced Canadian Stephen Barkey and American Cathy Kolsch to separate at the Canada-U.S. border, the couple has reunited. It's been a difficult journey for the couple, who has struggled to prove their common-law status to Canadian border officers. The rules have led to frustration and heartache for couples who can't easily prove their common-law status. The couple hired a lawyer to put together a 250-page binder detailing their lives together in order to prove their common-law status. 1-year ban at the borderKolsch and Barkey won their battle, but another cross border couple's struggle to prove their common-law status has ended in defeat.

Source: CBC News July 19, 2020 07:52 UTC