Cheng v. Liu

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeStrathy, MacPherson , Hourigan
Citation2017 ONCA 104
Date08 February 2017
Docket NumberC62435
Subject MatterFAMILY LAW,CONFLICT OF LAWS,COURTS

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52 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 12, 2022 ' December 16, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 20, 2022
    ...of Citizenship and Immigration), 2008 FC 168, Abdulla v. Al-Kayem, 2021 ONSC 3562, Al Sabki v. Al Jajeh, 2019 ONSC 6394, Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104, Okmyansky v. Okmyansky, 2007 ONCA 427, Novikova v. Lyzo, 2019 ONCA 821, Wilson v. Kovalev, 2016 ONSC 163, Canada v. Hazimeh, 2009 FC 380, But......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2024
    • Invalid date
    ...v Cheng (1996), 21 RFL (4th) 58, [1996] OJ No 910 (CA).................................................................93 Cheng v Liu, 2017 ONCA 104.............................................................................................................. 19, 21, 23 Cheng v Sze, 2020 ONS......
  • Jurisdiction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2020
    • June 23, 2019
    ...Department of Justice, he Divorce Act Changes Explained, online: www.justice.gc.ca/eng/l-df/cl-mdf/dace-clde/index.html 2 Cheng v Liu, 2017 ONCA 104 at para 43, Hourigan JA. 3 (UK), 30 & 31 Vict, c 3. 4 See Gal v Gal, [2002] OJ No 2937 (Div Ct); see Section H, below in this chapter. 18 J ur......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2017
    • August 29, 2017
    ...Cheng, [1994] B.C.J. No. 1272, 46 B.C.A.C. 63, 4 R.F.L. (4th) 442......................................................514 Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104 .................................................................................................................. 20, 21, 24, 26 Cherneski ......
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  • R.A.K. v. M.Z.
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
    • October 26, 2023
    ...has been granted, the court does not have jurisdiction to grant spousal support under the Family Law Act (the FLA) See: Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104, at para. 34, and Okmyansky v. Okmyansky, 2007 ONCA 427, at par. [214] The onus is on the person who says the divorce is valid to prove this. S......
  • Vyazemskaya v. Safin
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • February 28, 2024
    ...cannot claim support: Rothgiesser, at para. 26; Okmyansky v. Okmyansky, 2007 ONCA 427, 86 O.R. (3d) 587, at para. 42; and Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104, 136 O.R. (3d) 172, at para. [5] At the time of separation, and trial, the respondent received child tax benefits of $600 per month and child......
  • Mehralian v. Dunmore
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 3, 2025
    ...1153 (ON CA), 46 O.R. (3d) 577, at para. 26; Okmyansky v. Okmyansky, 2007 ONCA 427, 86 O.R. (3d) 587, at para. 2; and Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104, 136 O.R. (3d) 172, at paras. 27-30. [45] In Okmyansky, the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that “corollary relief” under the Divorce Act is inc......
  • Nourjamaly v. Badkoobeh
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 9, 2025
    ...(2001), 46 O.R. (3d) 577, at paras. 26 and 29; Okmyansky v. Okmyansky, 2007 ONCA 427, 86 O.R. (3d) 587, at para. 42; Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104, 136 O.R. (3d) 172, at para. 3; Vyazemskaya v. Safin, 2024 ONCA 156, 493 D.L.R. (4th) 354, at paras. 3-4; Sonia v. Ratan, 2024 ONCA 152, 171 O.R. ......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 12, 2022 ' December 16, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 20, 2022
    ...of Citizenship and Immigration), 2008 FC 168, Abdulla v. Al-Kayem, 2021 ONSC 3562, Al Sabki v. Al Jajeh, 2019 ONSC 6394, Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104, Okmyansky v. Okmyansky, 2007 ONCA 427, Novikova v. Lyzo, 2019 ONCA 821, Wilson v. Kovalev, 2016 ONSC 163, Canada v. Hazimeh, 2009 FC 380, But......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 1 ' 5, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 10, 2022
    ...Registrar of the Ontario Court (1997), 31 O.R. (3d) 777 (C.A.), Katz v. Katz, 2014 ONCA 607, Yu v. Jordan, 2012 BCCA 367, Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104, 828343 Ontario Inc. v. Demshe Forge Inc., 2022 ONCA 412 Short Civil Decisions Fletcher v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 569 Keywords: Aboriginal Law, I......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 22-25, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 1, 2022
    ...Orders Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 13, Ont. Reg. 53/03 - Reciprocating Jurisdictions, Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 Inniss v. Blackett, 2022 ONCA 166 Keywords: Real Property, Partition ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 22-25, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 1, 2022
    ...Orders Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 13, Ont. Reg. 53/03 - Reciprocating Jurisdictions, Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 Inniss v. Blackett, 2022 ONCA 166 Keywords: Real Property, Partition ......
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9 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2024
    • Invalid date
    ...v Cheng (1996), 21 RFL (4th) 58, [1996] OJ No 910 (CA).................................................................93 Cheng v Liu, 2017 ONCA 104.............................................................................................................. 19, 21, 23 Cheng v Sze, 2020 ONS......
  • Jurisdiction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2020
    • June 23, 2019
    ...Department of Justice, he Divorce Act Changes Explained, online: www.justice.gc.ca/eng/l-df/cl-mdf/dace-clde/index.html 2 Cheng v Liu, 2017 ONCA 104 at para 43, Hourigan JA. 3 (UK), 30 & 31 Vict, c 3. 4 See Gal v Gal, [2002] OJ No 2937 (Div Ct); see Section H, below in this chapter. 18 J ur......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2017
    • August 29, 2017
    ...Cheng, [1994] B.C.J. No. 1272, 46 B.C.A.C. 63, 4 R.F.L. (4th) 442......................................................514 Cheng v. Liu, 2017 ONCA 104 .................................................................................................................. 20, 21, 24, 26 Cherneski ......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2020
    • June 23, 2019
    ...21 RFL (4th) 58, [1996] OJ No 910 (CA) ........................................................................... 88 Cheng v Liu, 2017 ONCA 104 ..........................................................................................................................18, 20, 22 Cherewyk v Ch......
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