Essa v. Mekawi, 2014 ONSC 7409
| Docket Number | FS-14-13 |
| Judge | G.A. Campbell |
| Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
| Case Date | December 31, 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Citations | 2014 ONSC 7409 |
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10 practice notes
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Divorce: Jurisdiction; Judgments; Foreign Divorces; Grounds for Divorce; Bars
...see also Johansson v Janssen, 2021 BCCA 190; Qin v Dai, 2021 BCSC 943; LGV v LAP, 2016 NBCA 23; Wang v Lin, 2013 ONCA 33; Essa v Mekawi, 2014 ONSC 7409; Borschel v Borschel, 2021 ONSC 293; Droit de la famille — 21910, 2021 QCCS 2081. Compare Theriault v Theriault, 2014 SKQB 373 at paras 14–......
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Divorce: Jurisdiction; Judgments; Foreign Divorces; Grounds for Divorce; Bars
...Club Resorts Ltd v Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17 at paras 101–3; see also LGV v LAP, 2016 NBCA 23; Wang v Lin, 2013 ONCA 33; Essa v Mekawi, 2014 ONSC 7409. Compare Theriault v Theriault, 2014 SKQB 373 at paras 14–16, citing Walling v Walling, 2007 SKQB Alcaniz v Willoughby, 2011 ONSC 7045, citing ......
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Abraham v. Gallo,
...the court to recognize a foreign divorce on the basis of the principles of conflicts of laws and the rules of common law (Essa v. Mekawi, 2014 ONSC 7409 (Ont. S.C.J.); Janes v. Pardo, 2002 CarswellNfld 16 (Nfld. 10 At common law, there are presumptions in favou......
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J.R.B.T. v. C.H.B.,
...at paragraph 73 through 77). The defence of public policy has a narrow application, as I understand it (see Essa v. McKqwi, 2014 ONSC 7409, at paragraph 24. I might add that thi......
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8 cases
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Abraham v. Gallo,
...the court to recognize a foreign divorce on the basis of the principles of conflicts of laws and the rules of common law (Essa v. Mekawi, 2014 ONSC 7409 (Ont. S.C.J.); Janes v. Pardo, 2002 CarswellNfld 16 (Nfld. 10 At common law, there are presumptions in favou......
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J.R.B.T. v. C.H.B.,
...at paragraph 73 through 77). The defence of public policy has a narrow application, as I understand it (see Essa v. McKqwi, 2014 ONSC 7409, at paragraph 24. I might add that thi......
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KNIFATI v. KNIFATI, 2018 ONSC 7255
...A parent may not remove the child from one jurisdiction in order to establish the status quo in another jurisdiction: see E.H. v. M. M. 2014 ONSC 7409 (S.C.). This is forum shopping, and should be avoided. Ontario courts should not actively or passively support or encourage this activity. [......
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Vyazemskaya v. Safin,
...been determined to be contrary to Canadian public policy: Sonia v. Ratan, 2022 ONSC 6340, at paras. 213 and 214, Essa v. Mekawi, 2014 ONSC 7409. [57] I recognize that the defence of public policy is very narrow, and that it i......
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2 books & journal articles
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Divorce: Jurisdiction; Judgments; Foreign Divorces; Grounds for Divorce; Bars
...see also Johansson v Janssen, 2021 BCCA 190; Qin v Dai, 2021 BCSC 943; LGV v LAP, 2016 NBCA 23; Wang v Lin, 2013 ONCA 33; Essa v Mekawi, 2014 ONSC 7409; Borschel v Borschel, 2021 ONSC 293; Droit de la famille — 21910, 2021 QCCS 2081. Compare Theriault v Theriault, 2014 SKQB 373 at paras 14–......
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Divorce: Jurisdiction; Judgments; Foreign Divorces; Grounds for Divorce; Bars
...Club Resorts Ltd v Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17 at paras 101–3; see also LGV v LAP, 2016 NBCA 23; Wang v Lin, 2013 ONCA 33; Essa v Mekawi, 2014 ONSC 7409. Compare Theriault v Theriault, 2014 SKQB 373 at paras 14–16, citing Walling v Walling, 2007 SKQB Alcaniz v Willoughby, 2011 ONSC 7045, citing ......