List of often cited Ontario cases

*current as of February 10, 2011
Source: www.ontariocourts.on.ca/scj/en/notices/pd/family/listcases.htm

This list contains certain frequently relied on cases which are supplied to judges hearing family law cases in the Superior Court of Justice in the Central West, Central South, North West, South West, and Toronto Regions, as directed by the 2010 Practice Direction on often cited family law cases.

There may be additions to, and deletions from this list from time to time. The list will be updated bi-annually every January and June of each year.

The cases in question appear on this list under various headings or topics which are not in any way intended to provide legal advice.

Parties in family law proceedings in the Superior Court of Justice in the Central West, Central South, North West, South West, and Toronto Regions need no longer include authorities on this list in any book of authorities relied on. However, extracts from those authorities which counsel intend to refer to the court shall be included in the factum or book of authorities.

Parenting

1. Gordon v. Goertz, 1996 CanLII 191 (S.C.C.) (mobility, best interests of the child, variation of custody and access orders, material change in circumstances)
2. Young v. Young, 1993 CanLII 34 (S.C.C.) (religion, rights of an access parent, best interests of the child)
3. Kaplanis v. Kaplanis, 2005 CanLII 1625 (Ont. C.A.) (joint custody, best interests of the child)
4. Ladisa v. Ladisa, 2005 CanLII 1627 (Ont C.A.)
5. Linton v. Clarke, 1994 CanLII 8894 (Ont. Div. Ct.) (assessments)

Child Support

6. S. (D.B.) v. G. (S.R.), 2006 SCC 37 (S.C.C.) (retroactive child support)
7. Lewi v. Lewi, 2006 CanLII 15446 (Ont. C.A.) (child support for adult children)
8. Park v. Thompson, 2005 CanLII 14132 (Ont. C.A.) (adult children)
9. Francis v. Baker, 1999 CanLII 659 (S.C.C.) (section 4 of the Guidelines)
10. R. v. R., 2002 CanLII 41875 (Ont. C.A.) (section 4 of the Guidelines)
11. Contino v. Leonelli-Contino, 2005 SCC 63 (S.C.C.) (child support where both parents have the children more than 40% of the time)
12. Chartier v. Chartier, 1999 CanLII 707 (S.C.C.) (child support payable by a step-parent)
13. Ewing v. Ewing, 2009 ABCA 227 (Alta. C.A.), application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada pending (section 4 of the Guidelines)
14. Tauber v. Tauber, 2000 CanLII 5747 (Ont. C.A.) (section 4 of the Guidelines)
15. Tauber v. Tauber, 2001 CanLII 28234 (Ont. S.C.J.) (section 4 of the Guidelines and spousal support)
16. Drygala v. Pauli, 2002 CanLII 41868 (Ont. C.A.) (section 19 of Guidelines, intentional underemployment)
17. DiFrancesco v. Couto, 2001 CanLII 8613 (Ont. C.A.) (rescission of arrears)

Spousal Support

18. Miglin v. Miglin, 2003 SCC 24 (S.C.C.) (spousal support in the face a spousal support release)
19. Fisher v. Fisher, 2008 ONCA 11 (Ont. C.A.) (the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines)
20. Bracklow v. Bracklow, 1999 CanLII 715 (S.C.C.) (entitlement to spousal support)
21. Boston v. Boston, 2001 SCC 43 (S.C.C.) (pensions and “double dipping”)
22. Willick v. Willick, 1994 CanLII 28 (S.C.C.) (variation of support orders, material change in circumstances)
23. Moge v. Moge, 1992 CanLII 25 (S.C.C.) (entitlement to spousal support, objectives of spousal support, self-sufficiency)

Property

22. Stone v. Stone, 2001 CanLII 24110 (Ont. C.A.) (equalization of net family property, unequal division of net family property)
23. Rawluk v. Rawluk, 1990 CanLII 152 (S.C.C.) (equalization of net family property, resulting trusts, constructive trusts)
24. Peter v. Beblow, 1993 CanLII 126 (S.C.C.) (constructive trusts)
25. Best v. Best, 1999 CanLII 700 (S.C.C.) (valuation of pensions)
26. Serra v. Serra, 2009 ONCA 105 (Ont. C.A.) (unequal division of net family property)
27. Levan v. Levan, 2008 ONCA 388 (Ont. C.A.) (setting aside domestic contracts, unequal division of net family property)
28. von Czieslik v. Ayuso, 2007 ONCA 305 (Ont. C.A.) (unequal division of net family property)

Marriage Contracts

29. Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2004 SCC 22 (S.C.C.)
30. Levan v. Levan, 2008 ONCA 388 (Ont. C.A.)

Separation Agreements and Disclosure Obligations

31. Rick v. Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10 (S.C.C.)
32. Marinangeli v. Marinangeli, 2003 CanLII 27673 (Ont. C.A.)

Summary Judgment

33. Aguonie v. Galion Solid Waste Management Inc., 1998 CanLII 954 (Ont. C.A.)
34. Dawson v. Rexcraft Storage, 1998 CanLII 4831 (Ont. C.A.)

Interim Costs and Disbursements

35. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) v. Okanagan Indian Band, 2003 SCC 71 (S.C.C.)
36. Biddle v. Biddle, 2005 CanLII 7660 (Ont. S.C.J.)

Partition and Sale

37. Latcham v. Latcham, 2002 CanLII 44960 (Ont. C.A.)
38. Silva v. Silva (1990), 1 O.R. (3d) 436 (Ont. C.A.)
39. Martin v. Martin (1992), 8 O.R. (3d) 41 (Ont. C.A.)
40. Batler v. Batler (1988), 67 O.R. (2d) 355 (Ont. H.C.)

Occupation Rent

41. Griffiths v. Zambosco, 2001 CanLII 24097 (Ont. C.A.)
42. Higgins v. Higgins , 2001 CanLII 28223 (Ont. S.C.J.)

The Trust Doctrines

43. Rathwell v. Rathwell, [1978] 2 S.C.R. 436 (S.C.C.)
44. Rawluk v. Rawluk, 1990 CanLII 152 (S.C.C.)
45. Sorochan v. Sorochan, 1986 CanLII 23 (S.C.C.)
46. Pettkus v. Becker, 1980 CanLII 22 (S.C.C.)
47. Peter v. Beblow, 1993 CanLII 126 (S.C.C)
48. Wylie v. Leclair, 2003 CanLII 49737 (Ont. C.A.)
49. Bell v. Bailey, 2001 CanLII 11608 (Ont. C.A.)
50. Campbell v. Campbell, 1999 CanLII 2294 (Ont. C.A.)
51. Vanasse v. Seguin, 2008 CanLII 35922 (Ont. S.C.J.), rev'd in part 2009 ONCA 595 (Ont. C.A.), application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada allowed

Preservation Orders

52. Lasch v. Lasch, (1988), 13 R.F.L. (3d) 434 (Ont. H.C.J.)
53. Bronfman v. Bronfman, 2000 CanLII 22710 (Ont. S.C.J.)

Prejudgment and Postjudgment Interest

54. Debora v. Debora, 2006 CanLII 40663 (Ont. C.A)
55. Burgess v. Burgess, 1995 CanLII 8950 (Ont. C.A.)
56. LeVan v. LeVan, 2008 ONCA 388 (Ont. C.A.), application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed 2008 CanLII 54724 (S.C.C.)

Costs

57. Serra v. Serra, 2009 ONCA 395 (Ont. C.A.)
58. Islam v. Rahman, 2007 ONCA 622 (Ont. C.A.)
59. M.( A.C.) v. M.(D), 2003 CanLII 18880 (Ont. C.A.)
60. Boucher v. Public Accountants Council for Ontario, 2004 CanLII 14579 (Ont. C.A.)
61. Fong v. Chan, 1999 CanLII 2052 (Ont. C.A.)
62. Biant v. Sagoo, 2001 CanLII 28137 (Ont. S.C.J.)

Motions Before Case Conferences

63. Rosen v. Rosen, 2005 CanLII 480 (Ont. S.C.)

Hague Cases

64. Thomson v. Thomson, 1994 CanLII 26 (S.C.C.) (interpretation and application of Convention, wrongful removal)
65. A. v. M., 2002 NSCA 127 (CanLII) (child’s objection)
66. Jabbaz v. Mouammar, 2003 CanLII 37565 (Ont. C.A.) (harm threshold)
67. Chan v. Chow, 2001 BCCA 276 (CanLII) (habitual residence)
68. Korutowska-Wooff v. Wooff, 2004 CanLII 5548 (Ont. C.A.) (habitual residence)
69. Katsigiannis v. Kottick-Katsigiannis, 2001 CanLII 24075 (Ont. C.A.) (subjective approach to acquiescence)
70. Finizio v. Scoppio-Finizio, 1999 CanLII 1722 (Ont. C.A.) (adjustment periods)
71. Pollastro v. Pollastro, 1999 CanLII 3702 (Ont. C.A.) (determination of risk of harm)
72. Beatty v. Schatz, 2009 BCSC 707 (CanLII) (child to meet with psychologist), aff'd 2009 BCCA 310 (CanLII)