Recent Posts in the Family Law Rules Category

• Admissibility of Expert Evidence: Westerhof v. Gee Estate, 2015 ONCA 206

  Jul 3, 2015
  This case addresses the admissibility of expert evidence. Specifically, it considers whether Rule 53.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure applies to all ...
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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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• Warner v. Warner: Motion to Annul Assignment in Bankruptcy

  Nov 1, 2013
  In this Motion before Madam Justice Vallee in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on March 18, 2013, the court grappled with the issue of an ...
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• Blanchard v Walker: determining costs when one party acts unreasonably

  Oct 4, 2013
  In this judgement, Justice Carole Curtis of the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ), thoroughly reviews the law of costs in the context of family law ...
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• Katz v. McNevin – Non-Lawyer Representation in Family Matters

  May 5, 2013
  This case canvasses the issue of non-lawyer representation for litigants in family law matters. Background The parties were divorced in 2011, via a ...
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• Justice Perkins Sets a 10-Year Limitation Period for Constructive Trust Claims

  Mar 1, 2013
  McConnell v. Huxtable was based on a summary judgment motion brought under rule 16 of the Family Law Rules by the common-law husband. The common-law ...
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• Prokopchuk v. Borowski

  Jun 24, 2011
  In this case the Ontario Superior court was faced with determining an order for costs. This case is an excellent demonstration in what will guide a ...
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• Impecuniosity Affects Costs

  Jul 25, 2007
  The recent decision of Snih v. Snih , 2007 CarswellOnt 3549 (Ont. S.C.J.) (“ Snih ”) requires some commentary. The decision was good on its facts. The ...
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