Chong v. Donnelly,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeSharpe, Hourigan and Jamal JJ.A.
Citation2019 ONCA 799
Docket NumberC67021
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Date07 October 2019

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78 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 21 ' 25)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 29 June 2021
    ...Procedure, Orders, Enforcement, Civil Contempt, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Greenberg v. Nowack, 2016 ONCA 949, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, Valoris pour enfants et adultes de Prescott-Russell c.K.R., 2021 ONCA 366, Ruffolo v. David, 2019 ONCA 385 Moore v. 7595611 Canada Corp., 2021 ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 31 ' June 4)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 10 June 2021
    ...Enterprises Inc. v. Indus Corp., [2004] OJ No. 4062, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Torroni, 2009 ONCA 85, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 Short Civil Decisions Grist v. TruGrp Inc., 2021 ONCA 374 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Anti-SLAPP, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.......
  • Parenting Arrangements after Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law. Eighth Edition
    • 3 August 2020
    ...contempt of parenting or contact orders, see the judgment of Chappel J in Jackson v Jackson, 2016 ONSC 3466. And see Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799. And for a useful review of relevant caselaw exemplifying the diverse sanctions available for the wilful disobedience of parenting or contact ......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • 14 April 2025
    ...Estate, [1988] 1 WWR 746 (Sask CA) 134 Chilton v McDowell, 2020 BCSC 671 260 Chomos v Hamilton, 2016 ONSC 5208 508 Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 532, 594 Choquette v Choquette (1998), 39 RFL (4th) 384 (Ont CA) Chorney v Chorney (1971), 4 RFL 347 (Alta CA) 171 Chouinard v Chouinard (1969),......
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55 cases
  • B.B. v. E.B.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • 28 February 2020
    ...or R.B. As the Ontario Court of Appeal has recently identified in Ruffolo v David, 2019 ONCA 385, 25 RFL (8th) 144, and Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 at para 9, citing from Carey v Laiken, 2015 SCC 17 at para 36, [2015] 2 SCR [9] … “[t]he contempt power is discretionary and courts have co......
  • Jackson v Jackson,
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • 13 September 2022
    ...or R.B. As the Ontario Court of Appeal has recently identified in Ruffolo v David, 2019 ONCA 385, 25 RFL (8th) 144, and Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 at para 9, citing from Carey v Laiken, 2015 SCC 17 at para 36, [2015] 2 SCR [9]     … “[t]he contempt pow......
  • D.E. v W.E.,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (Canada)
    • 1 January 2022
    ...the contempt power is discretionary: Carey v. Laiken, supra, at para. 36, MacDougall v. Boivin, 2005 NBCA 62 (CanLII); Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 (CanLII); Moncur v. Plante, 2021 ONCA 462 (CanLII). In exercising their discretion, courts must be cognizant that contempt is a remedy of l......
  • Ellis v Ellis,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 23 January 2024
    ...have intentionally done the act that the order prohibits or intentionally failed to do the act that the order compels: Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, para. 5 (C.A.). As noted in Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, para .32, “[t]hese three elements, coupled with the heightened standard of proof......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 21 ' 25)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 29 June 2021
    ...Procedure, Orders, Enforcement, Civil Contempt, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Greenberg v. Nowack, 2016 ONCA 949, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, Valoris pour enfants et adultes de Prescott-Russell c.K.R., 2021 ONCA 366, Ruffolo v. David, 2019 ONCA 385 Moore v. 7595611 Canada Corp., 2021 ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 31 ' June 4)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 10 June 2021
    ...Enterprises Inc. v. Indus Corp., [2004] OJ No. 4062, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Torroni, 2009 ONCA 85, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 Short Civil Decisions Grist v. TruGrp Inc., 2021 ONCA 374 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Anti-SLAPP, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 7 – October 11 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 24 October 2019
    ...from Forfeiture, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C43, s 98, Sattva Capital Corp. v Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53 Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Civil Procedure, Orders, Enforcement, Contempt Bradfield v Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Company of ......
9 books & journal articles
  • Parenting Arrangements after Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law. Eighth Edition
    • 3 August 2020
    ...contempt of parenting or contact orders, see the judgment of Chappel J in Jackson v Jackson, 2016 ONSC 3466. And see Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799. And for a useful review of relevant caselaw exemplifying the diverse sanctions available for the wilful disobedience of parenting or contact ......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • 14 April 2025
    ...Estate, [1988] 1 WWR 746 (Sask CA) 134 Chilton v McDowell, 2020 BCSC 671 260 Chomos v Hamilton, 2016 ONSC 5208 508 Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 532, 594 Choquette v Choquette (1998), 39 RFL (4th) 384 (Ont CA) Chorney v Chorney (1971), 4 RFL 347 (Alta CA) 171 Chouinard v Chouinard (1969),......
  • Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • 25 July 2022
    ...or contact orders, see the judgment of Chappel J in Jackson v Jackson, 2016 ONSC 3466. And see LM v DB, 2020 NSSC 189; Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799; Afoakwa-Yeboah v Wiafe, 2020 ONSC 7649; Smart v Belland, 2021 ONSC 1124. And for a useful review of relevant caselaw exemplifying the diver......
  • Remedies Available Under Provincial and Territorial Legislation
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • 25 July 2022
    ...and contact orders, see the judgment of Chappel J in Jackson v Jackson, 2016 ONSC 3466. And see LM v DB, 2020 NSSC 189; Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799; Teal v Teal, 2020 ONSC 6395; Gagnon v Martyniuk, 2020 ONCA 708; Smart v Belland, 2021 ONSC 1124; Dunn v Shaw, 2021 ONSC 8286. For a useful......
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