Recent Posts in the Contempt of Court Order Category

• A Failed Appeal: The Consequences of Not Complying with Court Orders

  Apr 13, 2018
  Del Vecchio v Del Vecchio , 2018 ONCA 334 This Ontario Court of Appeal decision serves as the perfect example of why it is so important that parties ...
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• Deliberate Disobedience and Contempt of Access Order

  Jun 30, 2016
  Godard v Godard , 2015 ONCA 568 This case deals with a mother’s appeal of an order by a motion judge that found her in contempt of an access order. It ...
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• Custodial Arrangements Cannot be Used as Punishment for Contempt

  Dec 13, 2013
  Chan v. Town The parties in this case were former common law spouses. The motion judge found that the mother manipulated their child into believing ...
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• Avoiding a Contempt of Access Order: Jackscha v Funnell

  Sep 20, 2013
  In this judgment regarding a parent's duty to their ex-spouse to enforce custody and access orders in spite of a lack of cooperation on the child's ...
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• Corneau v Eriksen: Establishing Willful Non-Compliance in a Contempt Motion

  Jul 25, 2012
  Rule 31 of the Family Law Rules permits either party to an application to bring a contempt motion to enforce an order made by the court, despite ...
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• Bergeron V. Roy: Respondent Found in Contempt

  Oct 14, 2011
  This case deals with a motion brought by the applicant for contempt. The parties had been enjoying equal time with the children of the marriage ...
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• Cassidy v. Cassidy: Financial Consequences with Contempt of Court

  Jul 8, 2011
  This Ontario Superior Court decision provided an excellent overview of how contempt orders operate in the province of Ontario. This case outlines the ...
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• Parental Alienation Comes With Financial Consequences: The Continuation of L(AG) v. D(KB)

  Apr 27, 2009
  This blog comments on the second half of Justice McWatt’s judgment in the matter of L(AG) v. D(KB). The first half of Justice McWatt’s judgment dealt ...
  Posted By Andrew Feldstein
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