This Week in Family Law Newsletter

 Family Law News (And More Family Law News)

In a bit of a surprise (well, it was a surprise to us, anyway), on Thursday, January 9, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal from the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Colucci v. Colucci (2019), 26 R.F.L. (8th) 259 (Ont. C.A.). Colucci concerned a delinquent payor who had his child support obligations retroactively reduced many years into the past on application under section 17 of the Divorce Act.

Does Balev Now Define "Habitual Residence" in Non-Hague Cases? Yes!

Z.A. v. A.A., 2019 CarswellOnt 16442 (Ont. S.C.J.)

Does Balev now Define "Habitual Residence" in Non-Hague Cases? No!

Kong v. Song, 2019 CarswellBC 464 (B.C. C.A.)

Does Balev now Define "Habitual Residence" in Non-Hague Cases? No Again!

Smith v. Smith, 2019 CarswellSask 575 (Sask. Q.B.)

Costs (and Weak Claims)

Calver v. Calver, 2019 CarswellOnt 20462 (Ont. S.C.J.)

Assisted Human Reproduction and Birth Registration in British Columbia

Cabianca v. British Columbia (Registrar General of Vital Statistics), 2019 CarswellBC 3491 (B.C. S.C.)

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