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Family law 2024 BCSC 1725

Vyskovska v. Vyskovsky

Interim family-property sale application dismissed. The court held it had jurisdiction over the Prague apartment, but found no need or expediency to force a sale before trial.

  • Interim sale of family property
  • Jurisdiction over extraprovincial property
  • Choice of law
  • Enforceability of foreign orders
  • Necessity versus expediency test
  • Interim-sale-of-family-property
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Family law 2024 BCSC 505

B.S.D. v. S.K.D.

Supplementary reasons in a family property dispute adopted the claimant’s appraisal of Indian properties as the basis for valuing the parties’ compensation entitlement.

  • Division of property
  • Extra‑provincial property
  • Compensation order under family law act
  • Appraisal of foreign property
  • Enforceability of foreign orders
  • Costs
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Family law 2021 ONCA 688

N. v. F.

Stay granted because preliminary assessment identified serious issues to be tried (notably those raised by a dissent about risk of separation and enforceability of undertakings), the mother would suffer irreparable harm through potential involuntary separation of primary caregiver from young children, and the balance of convenience favoured a stay; the stay is conditional on the mother filing her leave to appeal application within 45 days of receipt of the September 14, 2021 decision.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Jurisdiction under children's law reform act ss.22 and 23
  • Wrongful retention under s.40 clra
  • Serious harm test (s.23)
  • Leave to appeal to the supreme court of canada
  • Best interests of the child
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Family law 2011 BCSC 774

Stewart v. Stewart

The court dismissed a son’s claim against his father’s estate for a $100,000 life insurance obligation under a Mississippi child support order, holding the duty ended at majority.

  • Life insurance as security for support
  • Child support enforcement
  • Choice of law for support orders
  • Constructive trust
  • Enforceability of foreign orders
  • Limitation issues
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Family law 2010 BCCA 61

Shortridge-Tsuchiya v. Tsuchiya

Majority (Prowse) held that although the chambers judge erred to the extent he treated s.44 as jurisdiction-conferring and erred on some s.44 factual findings, the B.C. court nonetheless had jurisdiction but properly declined to exercise it under s.46 in favour of Japan; the chambers judge did not err in exercising s.47 to grant interim custody to the mother and to order payment/security for reasonable travel and living expenses; fresh evidence was not admitted as it would not have altered the result; appeal and cross-appeal dismissed except expenses order and jurisdictional order were varied…

  • Part 3 family relations act
  • Section 44 fra
  • Section 46 fra (forum conveniens)
  • Section 47 fra (interim orders/expenses)
  • Enforceability of foreign orders
  • Parens patriae
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