Case Summary: Cyberbullying Recognized as Family Violence

In this case the Mother and Father had previously lived in Peru, however, after separation the Mother and child fled to Canada as the Mother was fearful for her and the child’s safety due to the Father’s extremely abusive conduct. The Father eventually followed the Mother and child to Canada and the trial for this case was heard in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.   There were several issues that were addressed at trial, but the primary…

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Case Summary: Grandparent contact with grandchildren

Family law legislation in a number of Canadian jurisdictions – Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick and the Yukon – grants grandparents explicit rights to seek time with their grandchildren. However, neither the federal Divorce Act nor Ontario’s Children’s Law Reform Act does so, meaning that a grandparent in Ontario must rely on more general…

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Case Comment: Contempt Motion

In this case, the father brought a contempt motion against the mother, alleging various breaches of the parenting provisions of a final court order.   His motion claimed the mother had failed to provide documents related to the children, withheld the children from him, made false accusations against him and had spoken negatively about him to…

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Case summary: Returning children under the Hague Convention

This case summary was prepared by Pamela Cross. In this case (Y.S. v J.S., 2024 ONSC 1028), two young children – one and two years old – were removed from Pembroke, Ontario, by their mother and taken to the United States, ostensibly for a week-long visit with her sister. The father consented to this visit,…

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