Couture v. Ferguson, [2003] O.T.C. 200 (SCM)

• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: February 05, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2003] O.T.C. 200 (SCM)

Couture v. Ferguson, [2003] O.T.C. 200 (SCM)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] O.T.C. TBEd. MR.055

Stanley Paul Couture (applicant) v. Arnold Ferguson (respondent)

(02-GD-54975)

Indexed As: Couture v. Ferguson

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Nolan, Master

March 14, 2003.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Constitutional Law - Topic 3618

Paramountcy of federal statutes - Overlapping legislation - Divorce - Maintenance - See paragraphs 1 to 33.

Constitutional Law - Topic 6416

Federal jurisdiction (s. 91) - Marriage and divorce - Effect of federal divorce statutes on provincial jurisdiction - See paragraphs 1 to 33.

Family Law - Topic 2244.1

Maintenance of wives and children - Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction of Supreme Court - See paragraphs 1 to 33.

Family Law - Topic 2250

Maintenance of wives and children - Jurisdiction - To make order under provincial legislation after divorce - See paragraphs 1 to 33.

Cases Noticed:

Primeau v. Primeau (1986), 2 R.F.L.(3d) 113 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 9].

Symons v. Taylor, [2000] O.T.C. 984 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 10].

Multiple Access Ltd. v. McCutcheon et al., [1982] 2 S.C.R. 161; 44 N.R. 181; 138 D.L.R.(3d) 1, refd to. [para. 15].

Richards v. Richards (1972), 7 R.F.L. 101 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 16].

Gergley v. Gergley (1979), 11 R.F.L.(2d) 221 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 17].

Gomes v. Gomes (1985), 47 R.F.L.(2d) 83 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 18].

Keller v. Keller (1987), 83 A.R. 313; 10 R.F.L.(3d) 268 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 19].

Strong v. Strong (1987), 5 R.F.L.(3d) 209 (Ont. S.C.), refd to. [para. 20].

Melwood v. Melwood (1998), 240 A.R. 135 (Prov. Ct. Fam. Div.), refd to. [para. 21].

Lyttle v. Lyttle, [1992] O.J. No. 1608 (C.J. Prov. Div.), refd to. [para. 24].

Haskell v. Letourneau (1979), 25 O.R.(2d) 139, refd to. [para. 25].

Kulchyskiv v. Kulchyski, [1996] O.J. No. 992 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 26].

V.B. (next friend of) v. D.B., [1998] O.J. No. 4814 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 27].

Counsel:

Gerri Wong, for the applicant;

David Ziriada, for the respondent.

This action was heard on February 5, 2003, by Nolan, Master, of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on March 14, 2003.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.