Dababneh v. Dababneh, [2003] O.T.C. 1088 (SC)

• Judge: G.A. Campbell, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: December 12, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2003] O.T.C. 1088 (SC)

Dababneh v. Dababneh, [2003] O.T.C. 1088 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] O.T.C. TBEd. DE.052

Kitty Marie Dababneh (applicant) v. Talal Barham Dababneh (respondent)

(File No. London FD381/01)

Indexed As: Dababneh v. Dababneh

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Family Court

G.A. Campbell, J.

December 12, 2003 and February 13, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Family Law - Topic 669

Husband and wife - Marital property - Evidence and proof - See paragraphs 50 to 62.

Family Law - Topic 868.3

Husband and wife - Marital property - Distribution orders - Equalization payments - See paragraphs 1 to 66, 82.

Family Law - Topic 966

Husband and wife - Actions between husband and wife - Practice - Costs (incl. interim costs) - See paragraphs 85 to 101.

Family Law - Topic 4011

Divorce - Corollary relief - Maintenance and awards - Awards - Lump sum - See paragraphs 74 to 81.

Practice - Topic 7453

Costs - Solicitor and client costs - Entitlement to solicitor and client costs - Delaying tactics and unduly prolonging proceedings - See paragraphs 85 to 101.

Cases Noticed:

Bosanac v. Bosanac, 2000 CarswellOnt 5808 (Sup. Ct., Fam. Ct.), refd to. [para. 22].

Drysdale v. Drysdale (1994), 9 R.F.L.(4th) 20; 1994 CarswellOnt 468 (U.F.C.), refd to. [para. 26].

Best v. Best (1997), 103 O.A.C. 344; 35 O.R.(3d) 577; 156 D.L.R.(4th) 717; 15 C.C.P.B. 170; 31 R.F.L.(4th) 1; 1997 CarswellOnt 3499 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

Airst v. Airst (1998), 64 O.T.C. 87; 81 A.C.W.S.(3d) 107; 1998 CarswellOnt 2742 (Gen. Div.), affd. (1998), 115 O.A.C. 390; 1999 CarswellOnt 2656 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

Johnston v. Johnston, 1998 CarswellOnt 5042, additional reasons (1999), 86 A.C.W.S.(3d) 738; 1999 CarswellOnt 624 (Gen. Div., Fam. Ct.), refd to. [para. 28].

Roach v. Roach (1997), 33 R.F.L.(4th) 157; 1997 CarswellOnt 5030 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 28].

Ganson v. Ganson (1996), 17 O.T.C. 340; 66 A.C.W.S.(3d) 706; 1996 CarswellOnt 4073 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 30].

Amaral v. Amaral (1993), 50 R.F.L.(3d) 364; 1993 CarswellOnt 372 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 53].

Passarello v. Passarello (1998), 64 O.T.C. 118; 80 A.C.W.S.(3d) 1037; 1998 CarswellOnt 2983 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 53].

Menage v. Hedges (1987), 8 R.F.L.(3d) 225; 1986 CarswellOnt 35 (U.F.C.), refd to. [para. 57].

Bensadoun v. Bensadoun, [2002] O.T.C. Uned. 439; 113 A.C.W.S.(3d) 1025; 2002 CarswellOnt 1638 (Sup. Ct., Fam. Ct.), refd to. [para. 58].

Jukosky v. Jukosky (1990), 31 R.F.L.(3d) 117; 1990 CarswellOnt 336 (Gen. Div.), affd. (1996), 62 A.C.W.S.(3d) 118 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 59].

Bilas v. Bilas (1994), 3 R.F.L.(4th) 354; 1994 CarswellOnt 392 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 60].

Merrifield v. Merrifield (1995), 53 A.C.W.S.(3d) 117; [1995] W.D.F.L. 586; 1995 CarswellOnt 2086 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 61].

Shaver v. Shaver (1991), 37 R.F.L.(3d) 117; 1991 CarswellOnt 346 (U.F.C.), refd to. [para. 61].

Sharp v. Sharp (1997), 22 O.T.C. 298; 27 R.F.L.(4th) 206 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 75].

Basmadjian v. Basmadjian, [2002] O.T.C. Uned. 361; 114 A.C.W.S.(3d) 89; 2002 CarswellOnt 1619 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 76].

Colafranceschi v. Colafranceschi, [2001] O.T.C. 140; 15 R.F.L.(5th) 294; 2001 CarswellOnt 646 (Sup. Ct., Fam. Ct.), refd to. [para. 76].

Dykeman v. Dykeman (2002), 256 N.B.R.(2d) 207; 670 A.P.R. 207; 2002 CarswellNB 485 (Fam. Div.), refd to. [para. 76].

Singh v. Singh et al., [1998] O.T.C. Uned. 738; 84 A.C.W.S.(3d) 720; 1998 CarswellOnt 4925 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 76].

Marble v. Jupp, [2001] O.T.C. Uned. 261; 104 A.C.W.S.(3d) 148; 2001 CarswellOnt 788 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 76].

McLean v. McLean (1997), 50 O.T.C. 18; 1997 CarswellOnt 5126 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 76].

Hendry v. Martins, [2001] O.T.C. Uned. 288 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 92].

Al-Mutter v. Al-Ekabi, [2003] O.T.C. Uned. 514 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 93].

Panny v. Gifford and Gifford (1997), 31 R.F.L.(4th) 440; 1997 CarswellOnt 2028 (C.J. Prov. Div.), refd to. [para. 96].

Smith v. Smith, [2000] O.T.C. Uned. E81; 12 R.F.L.(5th) 216; 2000 CarswellOnt 5005 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 96].

Kearney v. Kearney (2001), 107 A.C.W.S.(3d) 198; 2001 CarswellOnt 2791 (C.J.), refd to. [para. 96].

Church v. Church, [2003] O.T.C. Uned. 401; 124 A.C.W.S.(3d) 105; 2003 CarswellOnt 2621 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 96].

L.C.M. v. C.A.V. et al., [2003] O.T.C. Uned. A68 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 96].

Counsel:

Hillary A. Houston, for the applicant;

Marie A. Tukara, for the respondent.

This case was heard on May 16 and 20-23 and September 30 and October 1, 2 and 6, 2003, before G.A. Campbell, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, Family Court, who released the following decision on December 12, 2003, with additions reasons endorsed on the record and released on February 13, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.