Canada Case Law

R.A.F. v. K.E.F.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The claimant breached court orders by interfering with the respondent's parenting time on December 24, 2025 and by failing to effect timely transfers of TFSA/RRSP/minivan, evidence showed transfers occurred only after enforcement proceedings and a November 26, 2025 communication evidenced intent not to comply; exercising discretion under s.230(2) FLA a $5,000 fine was imposed to secure future compliance; no post-judgment interest was awarded and parties were ordered to bear their own costs.

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• Parenting time interference
• Enforcement under s.230 family law act
• Rrsp/tfsa division
• Fines under family law act
• Costs
• Court order interest act

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Bringeland Estate (Re)

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court found Dawne Bringeland in contempt of a 2025 order to deliver estate records and pass accounts, imposed $10,000 in fines, and awarded special costs.

• Contempt of court
• Failure to deliver estate assets and records
• Passing of accounts
• Service of process
• Sanctions and fines
• Special costs

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Evans v Larocque

Court

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia

The mother either misrepresented or negligently failed to verify the scheduled date, resulting in the child being returned on December 12, 2024; that conduct amounted to a wrongful denial of the paternal grandmother's court-ordered contact. Remedy is discretionary under s.40; the court found wrongful denial but declined to change the Consent Grandparent Contact Time Order and declined to impose a monetary penalty, instead allowing submissions on costs within one month.

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• Grandparent contact
• Denial of contact under s.40
• Consent contact order
• Compensatory contact
• Best interests of the child

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Luo v. Wang

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court granted a divorce, varied an interim child support order by imputing the claimant’s income at $50,000, and dismissed an interim sale of the family home and s. 228 FLA fines.

• Imputed income
• Variation of orders
• Sale of family home
• Enforcement under s.228 fla
• Contempt
• Financial disclosure

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S.A.R. v. S.D.A.R.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court found the respondent breached a parenting-time consent order, ordered compliance, awarded Family Law Act expenses, and directed further child-focused measures.

• Parenting time
• Consent order enforcement
• Family law act s.230 expenses
• Views of the child (s.211)
• Electronic communication/family calendar (s.225)
• Ministry investigation

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Hagen v. Hagen

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The Court imputed incomes of $70,000 and $40,000, ordered interim child support of $450 monthly, granted exclusive occupancy of the family home, and dismissed interim spousal support.

• Imputation of income
• Interim child support
• Interim spousal support
• Exclusive occupancy of family home
• Management of rental income
• Production of financial documents

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R.H. v L.N

Court

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia

The court found on the balance of probabilities that the mother wrongfully denied the father's parenting time beginning January 11, 2025; the mother failed to establish a reasonable belief in family violence or other lawful defence under s.40(3); the child's estrangement was primarily caused by the mother's manipulation (with contribution from chronic high conflict, the father's presentation when upset, and the child's developmental stage); interim variation to grant primary care to the mother was denied because it is contrary to the child's best interests; tailored enforcement and therapeuti…

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• Parenting time enforcement
• Variation of parenting order
• Parental alienation/manipulation
• Parental capacity assessment
• Reunification counselling
• Supervised parenting time

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B.F.W. v. F.P.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The Court fined the father $10,000 for 20 distinct breaches of conduct orders, reopened the summary trial in a limited way, and declined interim transfer of vehicle ownership.

• Communication restrictions
• Conduct orders (s.225 fla)
• Fines and enforcement (s.228 fla)
• Re-opening of trial
• Interim property relief
• Insurance renewal

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Big Sky Developments Ltd. v. Pollyco (Latimer) Ventures Ltd.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The Associate Judge's decisions were within judicial discretion and not clearly wrong: the appellant repeatedly failed to comply with rules and a clear court order to particularize his defence, offered no lawful excuse, and the defence was a bare denial lacking merit; striking the response under Rules 9‑5 and 22‑7 and entering judgment for the ascertainable loan amount was appropriate; special costs and interest were justified by reprehensible dilatory conduct.

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• Striking pleadings
• Default judgment
• Adjournment
• Special costs
• Prejudgment interest
• Service

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Thiessen v. Thiessen

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court divided disputed family property, rejected some excluded-property claims, imputed income for spousal support, ordered a lump-sum award, and enforced arrears by set-off.

• Division of family property
• Excluded property and tracing
• Occupational rent
• Imputation of income
• Lump-sum spousal support
• Enforcement and fines under family law act

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