Anderson v. Anderson,
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle |
| Citation | 2023 SCC 13 |
| Docket Number | 39884 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Date | 12 May 2023 |
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Anderson v Anderson,
...James Allan Anderson Appellant and Diana Anderson Respondent 2023 SCC 13 Present: Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O'Bonsawin JJ. DOCKET: 39884 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Family law — Family assets — Domestic contracts — Parties entering ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 3 ' 7, 2025)
...appeal request abandoned, [2023] S.C.C.A. No. 464, Faiello v. Faiello, 2019 ONCA 710, LeVan v. LeVan, 2008 ONCA 388, Anderson v. Anderson, 2023 SCC 13, Dougherty v. Dougherty, 2008 ONCA 302, Lisa Ludmer v. Brian Ludmer, 2013 ONSC 784, var'd on other grounds, 2014 ONCA 827] Binance Holdings ......
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Table of Cases
...v Anderson, [2002] MJ No 176 (CA) 238 Anderson v Anderson, 2013 BCSC 129 7 Anderson v Anderson, 2014 NSSC 7 264 Anderson v Anderson, 2023 SCC 13 49 Anderson v Anderson Estate (1990), 74 OR (2d) 58 (HCJ) Anderson v Bernhard, 2017 MBQB 191 249, 258 Anderson v Lambert, [1997] SJ No 725 (QB) 31......
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Chapter 4: Domestic Contracts
...detail in Julien D Payne & Marilyn A Payne, Canadian Family Law, 9th ed (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2022) at 58–66; and see Anderson v Anderson, 2023 SCC 13. [1996] BCJ No 2720 2000 BCSC 1653. 2004 BCSC 346; see also Kariminia v Nasser, 2018 BCSC 695. [1998] OJ No 5054 (Sup Ct). [2007] SCJ No 54. ......
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Anderson v Anderson,
...James Allan Anderson Appellant and Diana Anderson Respondent 2023 SCC 13 Present: Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O'Bonsawin JJ. DOCKET: 39884 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Family law — Family assets — Domestic contracts — Parties entering ......
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Irving v Irving,
...that the analytical structure provided in the Family Law Act should not be distorted by following Miglin. In Anderson v. Anderson, 2023 SCC 13, 86 R.F.L. (8th) 1, at para. 7, the Court indicated that Miglin had some “useful general principles…to guide courts in approaching domestic 86 Some ......
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Covey v Dueck,
...requires, among other things, a “meeting of the minds” or consensus ad idem on all essential terms of the agreement: Anderson v Anderson, 2023 SCC 13 at para 58; Jedfro Investments (USA) Ltd v Jacyk, 2007 SCC 55 at para 16; Ron Ghitter at para 50 In determining whether the parties have reac......
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2024 BCSC 2048,
...When negotiating domestic agreements, legal advice is not always required to ensure a fair bargaining process: Anderson v. Anderson, 2023 SCC 13 at para. 69–71. While courts are more likely to enforce marriage agreements negotiated with independent legal advice, a lack of legal advice is no......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 3 ' 7, 2025)
...appeal request abandoned, [2023] S.C.C.A. No. 464, Faiello v. Faiello, 2019 ONCA 710, LeVan v. LeVan, 2008 ONCA 388, Anderson v. Anderson, 2023 SCC 13, Dougherty v. Dougherty, 2008 ONCA 302, Lisa Ludmer v. Brian Ludmer, 2013 ONSC 784, var'd on other grounds, 2014 ONCA 827] Binance Holdings ......
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This Month In Nova Scotia Family Law ' May 2023
...v. Anderson, 2023 SCC 13 Judge: Justice Subject Matter: Absence of Legal Advice when Entering Domestic Agreements The parties were married for three years. They had both been married previously, and each entered the marriage with significant assets. They separated and signed a domestic agre......
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Navigating Family Law Solutions At The Kitchen Table
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From Kitchen Table To Counsel Table: Taking Separation Agreements All The Way To Ottawa
...Analysis of Anderson v. Anderson, 2023 SCC 13 The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Anderson v. Anderson, another important family law decision, on May 12, 2023. In what might be best described as succinct common sense reasons, the Supreme Court held that a Separation Agreeme......
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Table of Cases
...v Anderson, [2002] MJ No 176 (CA) 238 Anderson v Anderson, 2013 BCSC 129 7 Anderson v Anderson, 2014 NSSC 7 264 Anderson v Anderson, 2023 SCC 13 49 Anderson v Anderson Estate (1990), 74 OR (2d) 58 (HCJ) Anderson v Bernhard, 2017 MBQB 191 249, 258 Anderson v Lambert, [1997] SJ No 725 (QB) 31......
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Chapter 4: Domestic Contracts
...detail in Julien D Payne & Marilyn A Payne, Canadian Family Law, 9th ed (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2022) at 58–66; and see Anderson v Anderson, 2023 SCC 13. [1996] BCJ No 2720 2000 BCSC 1653. 2004 BCSC 346; see also Kariminia v Nasser, 2018 BCSC 695. [1998] OJ No 5054 (Sup Ct). [2007] SCJ No 54. ......