Recent Posts in the Pensions Category

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

  Jun 2, 2017
  This case serves as an exception to the rule that double-dipping in pensions should be avoided. In this case, the Court is faced with the issue of ...
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• Veteran’s Affairs Canada Pension and Child Support

  Dec 31, 2015
  Taylor v Sherlow , 2014 ONSC 6614 This case considers whether any or all of a child support payor’s income from a Veteran’s Affairs Canada (“VAC”) ...
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• Equalization Payment and Pension Division

  Aug 7, 2015
  VanderWal v. VanderWal , 2015 ONSC 384 This case addresses the issue of whether a spouse should transfer a lump sum out of her pension plan in order ...
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• Stephenson v. Stephenson: pension double-dipping concerns

  Jan 6, 2013
  The equalization of net family property is one of the most contentious issues involved in matrimonial disputes. One of the factors that contribute to ...
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• Pensions: ‘unjust enrichment,’ survivor benefits, and equalization payments on installment

  Nov 16, 2012
  In the case Symmons v. Symmons, the Ontario Court of Appeal decided an appeal from the wife who appealed an order requiring her to pay her husband an ...
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• Court of Appeal – Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate

  Nov 2, 2012
  This case illustrates the importance of formalizing a Separation with a Separation Agreement or a Court Order. The Court of Appeal dealt with a pure ...
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• Separation Agreements and Spousal Support

  Apr 3, 2011
  Taber v. Taber , 2010 CarswellOnt 3760, 2010 ONCJ 81 The facts of the Case This case was a Motion brought by the Husband in the matter to vary the ...
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• Perry v. Perry – Pensions and Double-Dipping in Spousal Support Awards

  Jun 30, 2008
  This case deals with a couple that had a lengthy marriage. The Husband had a significant pension which, at the time of this decision, was in pay. This ...
  Posted By Andrew Feldstein
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