A Widow’s Cry: Help Me Bring My Husband Peace and Save Our Home

Hello everyone,

My name is Mary Mae Lim Ethier, and I am writing to you from Cebu, Philippines, with a broken heart and a desperate plea for help.

Recently, my beloved Canadian husband, Patrick Ethier, passed away. Instead of being allowed to grieve, I have been thrown into a living nightmare. Patrick left a co-property in Longueuil, Quebec, with $340,000 CAD in equity. As his surviving spouse, I legally own 50% of our home.

But right now, I am completely stranded and helpless from across the ocean.

The Heartbreaking Crisis:
• Abandoned Remains: My husband’s ashes are still held in storage at Magnus Poirier. Because his brother Marc completely abandoned his legal duties as executor, there is no active liquidator to sign the papers to release Patrick’s remains to me. I cannot even lay my husband to rest.
• Assets Frozen: All Canadian bank accounts are locked. My main source of financial support was instantly cut off, leaving me completely broke overseas with zero access to cash.
• Looming Foreclosure: Because no bills are being paid, the Ville de Longueuil has placed a municipal tax lien on our condo. I have a strict, final court deadline on October 27, 2026. If I cannot get a lawyer into court before then, the city will seize and sell our property, stripping away my entire future.

Why I Need Your Help Today:
Boutique litigation lawyers in Montreal are ready to take my case, remove the negligent executor, release Patrick’s ashes, and save our property. However, because the case is contested, their firm strictly requires an upfront cash trust deposit of $3,000 CAD to file the emergency paperwork.

I do not have a single dollar to my name right now. I am racing against a ticking clock to protect my husband's dignity and save my only financial lifeline.

Your Donation is 100% Safe:
To prove this is real, I have uploaded my official Will Search Certificate (Number 2008062) directly to this page. Every single dollar raised from this campaign will be sent directly to the licensed Canadian law firm's corporate trust account. Not a single cent goes to personal spending—it goes strictly to legal defense.

Please help a stranded widow bring her husband’s remains to a peaceful rest and save her home from being taken away. Even a small donation of $10, $20, or $50 will directly fund the legal papers to save my life.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your empathy, your prayers, and your kindness. Please share my story.