How Imputing Income Based on Gifts Received Affects Support Payments
The case of Bak v. Dobell, 2007 CarswellOnt 2324 (Ont. C.A.), deals with imputing income to the payor spouse where they receive gifts and no other income. This case ... Read more
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The case of Bak v. Dobell, 2007 CarswellOnt 2324 (Ont. C.A.), deals with imputing income to the payor spouse where they receive gifts and no other income. This case ... Read more
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 wife put the parties through a needless ... Read more
The case of Poirier v. Alie, 2007 CarswellOnt 3612 (Ont. S.C.J.) deals with a husband asking the court to extend the period for claiming an equalization payment beyond the ... Read more
There has been much contention regarding how bonuses, shares, and stock options should be dealt with for the purposes of equalization and support. Justice McLaren tackled this issue in ... Read more
The case of Czieslik v. Ayuso dealt with equalization of spouses’ net family properties and the amount by which a spouse’s share may be varied in unconscionable circumstances. In this ... Read more
In the case of Lynch v. Segal 2006 Carswell Ont 7929 (Ont. C.A.), the court on appeal was asked to look at a vesting order granted at trial that vested ... Read more
In the case of Wildman v. Wildman 2006 CarswellOnt 6042 (Ont. C.A.), the appellate court was asked to re-consider the order of the trial judge in which liability for spousal ... Read more
The doctrine of constructive trust continues to play an interesting role in the treatment of matrimonial property. In the case of Stevens v. Stevens, 2006 CarswellOnt 4148 (Ont. C.A.), the ... Read more
In JY v LF-T, a judge’s decision to order joint custody was appealed by the mother on the grounds that a joint custody order was inappropriate due to ... Read more
On May 8, 2019, R. Kelly avoided another visit to jail by paying all of the retroactive child support he owed to his ex-wife, Drea Kelly. The singer ... Read more
In MMD v JAH, the question posed was whether a court can order disclosure of unredacted statements of an individual’s cryptocurrency holdings for the purposes of calculating income ... Read more
Background The parties were married for 28 years and separated in November 2000. They did not share any children. The husband recoupled and had two children his new ... Read more
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