Posts in Pensions

Jun 02 Double Dipping into the Pension Pot: Melis v Zwanenburg 2017 CarswellOnt 1576

This case serves as an exception to the rule that double-dipping in pensions should be avoided. In this case, the Court is faced ...

Dec 31 Veteran’s Affairs Canada Pension and Child Support

Taylor v Sherlow , 2014 ONSC 6614 This case considers whether any or all of a child support payor’s income from a Veteran’s ...

Aug 07 Equalization Payment and Pension Division

VanderWal v. VanderWal , 2015 ONSC 384 This case addresses the issue of whether a spouse should transfer a lump sum out of her ...

Jan 06 Stephenson v. Stephenson: pension double-dipping concerns

The equalization of net family property is one of the most contentious issues involved in matrimonial disputes. One of the factors ...

Nov 16 Pensions: ‘unjust enrichment,’ survivor benefits, and equalization payments on installment

In the case Symmons v. Symmons, the Ontario Court of Appeal decided an appeal from the wife who appealed an order requiring her to ...

Nov 02 Court of Appeal – Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate

This case illustrates the importance of formalizing a Separation with a Separation Agreement or a Court Order. The Court of Appeal ...