- Tears, tantrums and a runaway groom are among the highlights of this special hour long episode. Host Gail Vaz-Oxlade works with three young couples, all in love, engaged to be married - and deep in debt. Dreaming of $50,000 weddings while living paycheque to paycheque, these couples are given a serious reality check in Gail's Court of Love. Catherine and Scott have the least amount of debt, but their bickering over bucks is a symptom of their deep communication problems and Scott is reluctant to walk down the aisle until those issues can be resolved. George and Shantelle are trapped in the buy now, pay later cycle, with thousands of dollars in payments coming due and a high interest loan for the engagement ring to pay off. Duane and Aisha owe $80,000 and have just bought a new home - will they even be able to move into it? With $15,000 up for grabs, these couples complete some of the biggest challenges ever in their quest to become financially solvent before their wedding day.—Frantic Films
- In a mock court setting, Gail presides over the cases of three couples - Aisha and Duane, Shantelle and George, and Catherine and Scott - who are each engaged, each have what should be comfortable wages, but whose financial debts and resulting relationship problems threaten those imminent marriages, which Gail predicts will end in a court of another kind - divorce court - if their issues are not addressed before they make that relationship commitment. Aisha and Duane are addicted to their credit cards, not fully realizing and not seeming to care about the debt which they've incurred from their spending. On top of their credit cards which they treat like disposable income, they just bought a house to add to their debt. George like his toys which he buys on "buy now, pay later" plans, the "later" deadlines which pass unpaid leading to their financial problems. These new purchases are on top of Shantelle's now four year $30,000 student loan, on which she's paid a grand total of 17¢, and their income currently reduced by George being off work due to an injury. Of the three couples, Shantelle and George have the most lavish wedding planned - currently budgeted at $50,000 - largely to please their respective families. Catherine and Scott have the least amount of debt of the three couples, but their problems may be the most severe as they continually argue rather than communicate with each other about their problems. They have two children - one brought into their relationship by Catherine from a previous relationship - who to consider in their lives. While Scott spends on his hobbies - anything to do with his boat, fishing or snowmobiling - Catherine shops online to fill an emotional void. Scott is reluctant to have a wedding, considering it a waste of money, his stance not taking into consideration Catherine's feelings on the matter. Although Gail deals with each couple individually, she also has joint challenges for them in getting to the crux of common issues, some which they have not even considered. She wants them to understand the burden of their debt and to talk about their issues constructively (which for Catherine and Scott also means going to a relationship counselor in learning how to communicate effectively). She has a challenge which tests their trust of each other. As each couple lives paycheck to paycheck, Gail also wants them to see what would happen if that proverbial rainy day were to occur - most such rainy days which are unexpected - one such rainy day Shantelle and George are already living in real life with George's current injury. At the end of the process, Gail has up to $15,000 to give to the couples, the amount of the money and its division which Gail will decide based on how fully each couple has embraced the process.—Huggo
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