Posts in Family Law Rules

Oct 23 The Importance of Following the Family Law Rules

In the recent case of Ni v. Yan , 2020 CarswellOnt 14206 , Justice Jarvis experienced déjà vu when he was faced once again with ...

Feb 06 Fiorellino-Di Poce v. Di Poce: Interim Disbursements

Per Rule 24(18) of the Family Law Rules, courts can order a party to pay an amount of money to another party to cover part or all ...

Mar 18 A Family Loan Implication

The case of Rotstein and Rotstein v. Magerman and Rotstein , 2019 ONSC 943 (Ont. S.C.J.) serves as a cautionary tale for parents ...

Feb 14 Urgent Motion for Partition and Sale Chateauvert v. Chateauvert, 2019 CarswellOnt 681 (Ont. S.C.J.)

Background In this case, the wife brought a motion for relief prior to a case conference. She sought leave to bring the motion on ...

Jul 03 Admissibility of Expert Evidence: Westerhof v. Gee Estate, 2015 ONCA 206

This case addresses the admissibility of expert evidence. Specifically, it considers whether Rule 53.03 of the Rules of Civil ...

Dec 13 Custodial Arrangements Cannot be Used as Punishment for Contempt

Chan v. Town The parties in this case were former common law spouses. The motion judge found that the mother manipulated their ...