Balcombe v. Balcombe, (1990) 42 O.A.C. 150 (DC)

JudgeO'Driscoll, Southey and Desmarais, JJ.
CourtOntario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
Case DateNovember 29, 1990
JurisdictionOntario
Citations(1990), 42 O.A.C. 150 (DC)

Balcombe v. Balcombe (1990), 42 O.A.C. 150 (DC)

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Michelle Marie Balcombe (petitioner/respondent/cross-appellant) v. Vance Robert George Balcombe (respondent/appellant)

(Appeal No. 162/90; Court File No. 33597/88)

Indexed As: Balcombe v. Balcombe

Ontario Court of Justice

General Division

Divisional Court

O'Driscoll, Southey and Desmarais, JJ.

November 29, 1990.

Summary:

A husband and wife were involved in marital property litigation and a judge ordered that the husband make an equalization payment to the wife. The husband appealed. The wife cross-appealed, arguing that the judge erred in refusing to award prejudgment interest on the equalization payment.

The Ontario Divisional Court dismissed the appeal but allowed the wife's cross-appeal.

Family Law - Topic 867

Husband and wife - Marital property - Distribution orders - Interest on awards - A matrimonial home was sold and the proceeds deposited in a trust account on February 14, 1989 - Subsequently, the court ordered the husband to pay the wife $20,092 as an equalization payment out of his share of the proceeds from the sale of the home - The Ontario Divisional Court held that pursuant to ss. 137 to 140 of the Courts of Justice Act, the wife was entitled to prejudgment interest on the equalization award from February 14, 1989, until paid, at the rate of interest that was paid on the trust account - See paragraphs 9 to 11.

Family Law - Topic 880.28

Husband and wife - Marital property - Distribution orders - Particular property - Pensions - A wife received $3198.60 per year from a disability pension plan - The Ontario Divisional Court held that the pension qualified as excluded property under s. 4(2)3 of the Family Law Act - Further the court stated that it would be unconscionable within the meaning of s. 5(6) of the Act to include the pension as "net family property" when the disability came about as a result of the circumstances surrounding the marriage breakdown - See paragraphs 2, 3.

Statutes Noticed:

Courts of Justice Act, S.O. 1984, c. 11, sect. 137, sect. 138, sect. 139, sect. 140 [para. 11].

Divorce Act, S.C. 1986, c. 4, sect. 15(5) [para. 4]; sect. 15(7)(a) [para. 5].

Family Law Act, S.O. 1986, c. 4, sect. 4(2)3 [paras. 1, 2].

Rules of Civil Procedure (Ont.), rule 49.10 [paras. 12, 14, 15, 18].

Counsel:

Paul J. Conlin, for the petitioner/respondent/cross-appellant;

Barbara Strachan, for the respondent/appellant.

This appeal was heard on November 20 and 21, 1990, before O'Driscoll, Southey and Desmarais, JJ., of the Ontario Divisional Court. The following decision was endorsed on the appeal record by the court and released on November 29, 1990.

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    ...(C.A.), refd to. [para. 23, Appendix]. Kelly v. Kelly (1987), 8 R.F.L.(3d) 212 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [Appendix]. Balcombe v. Balcombe (1990), 42 O.A.C. 150; 30 R.F.L.(3d) 177 (Div. Ct.), refd to. Fahner v. Fahner, [1994] O.J. No. 233 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [Appendix]. Vanderaa v. Vanderaa (1......
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    ...refd to. [para. 48]. Da Costa v. Da Costa (1992), 53 O.A.C. 354; 7 O.R.(3d) 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 51]. Balcombe v. Balcombe (1990), 42 O.A.C. 150; 30 R.F.L.(3d) 177 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 52]. Shaver v. Shaver (1991), 37 R.F.L.(3d) 117 (Ont. U.F.C.), refd to. [para. 53]. McTaggar......
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    • Ontario Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
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    ...v. Abate (1988), 17 R.F.L.(3d) 251 (Ont. H.C.), affd. (1989), 23 R.F.L.(3d) xli (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 7]. Balcombe v. Balcombe (1990), 42 O.A.C. 150; 30 R.F.L.(3d) 177 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 10]. Iurincic v. Iurincic (1998), 69 O.T.C. 81; 40 R.F.L.(4th) 40 (Gen. Div.), refd to. ......
  • Iurincic v. Iurincic, (1998) 69 O.T.C. 81 (GD)
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    • Ontario Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
    • April 28, 1998
    ...footnote 17]. Pallister v. Pallister (1990), 29 R.F.L.(3d) 395 (Ont. Gen. Div.), consd. [para. 32, footnote 22]. Balcombe v. Balcombe (1990), 42 O.A.C. 150; 30 R.F.L.(3d) 177 (Div. Ct.), consd. [para. 38, footnote Mead v. Mead (1990), 31 R.F.L.(3d) 101 (Ont. Gen. Div.), consd. [para. 41, fo......
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  • Lowe v. Lowe, (2006) 206 O.A.C. 293 (CA)
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • November 29, 2005
    ...(C.A.), refd to. [para. 23, Appendix]. Kelly v. Kelly (1987), 8 R.F.L.(3d) 212 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [Appendix]. Balcombe v. Balcombe (1990), 42 O.A.C. 150; 30 R.F.L.(3d) 177 (Div. Ct.), refd to. Fahner v. Fahner, [1994] O.J. No. 233 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [Appendix]. Vanderaa v. Vanderaa (1......
  • Hamilton v. Hamilton, [2005] O.T.C. 626 (SC)
    • Canada
    • Ontario Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 28, 2005
    ...refd to. [para. 48]. Da Costa v. Da Costa (1992), 53 O.A.C. 354; 7 O.R.(3d) 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 51]. Balcombe v. Balcombe (1990), 42 O.A.C. 150; 30 R.F.L.(3d) 177 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 52]. Shaver v. Shaver (1991), 37 R.F.L.(3d) 117 (Ont. U.F.C.), refd to. [para. 53]. McTaggar......
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    ...v. Abate (1988), 17 R.F.L.(3d) 251 (Ont. H.C.), affd. (1989), 23 R.F.L.(3d) xli (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 7]. Balcombe v. Balcombe (1990), 42 O.A.C. 150; 30 R.F.L.(3d) 177 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 10]. Iurincic v. Iurincic (1998), 69 O.T.C. 81; 40 R.F.L.(4th) 40 (Gen. Div.), refd to. ......
  • Iurincic v. Iurincic, (1998) 69 O.T.C. 81 (GD)
    • Canada
    • Ontario Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
    • April 28, 1998
    ...footnote 17]. Pallister v. Pallister (1990), 29 R.F.L.(3d) 395 (Ont. Gen. Div.), consd. [para. 32, footnote 22]. Balcombe v. Balcombe (1990), 42 O.A.C. 150; 30 R.F.L.(3d) 177 (Div. Ct.), consd. [para. 38, footnote Mead v. Mead (1990), 31 R.F.L.(3d) 101 (Ont. Gen. Div.), consd. [para. 41, fo......
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