F. v. N.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Citation2022 SCC 51
Date02 December 2022
Docket Number39875

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63 practice notes
  • Dunmore v Mehralian
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 20, 2025
    ...was in Oman. Cases Cited By Martin J. Considered: Office of the Children's Lawyer v. Balev, 2018 SCC 16, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 398; F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51; referred to: D.G. v. A.F., 2014 ONCA 436; Brooks v. Brooks (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 191; Ojeikere v. Ojeikere, 2018 ONCA 372, 140 O.R. (3d) 561; Y......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 ' 20, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 3, 2025
    ...s.23, s.24, s.40, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 63.02(1)(b), F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51, A.(M.A.) v. E. (D.E.M.), 2020 ONCA 486, Maharaj v. Maharaj, 146 O.A.C. 317, RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, Circ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 25 ' August 29)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 2, 2025
    ...v. K.E.R., 2011 ONCA 417, Németh v. Canada (Justice), 2010 SCC 56, M.A.A. v. D.E.M.E., 2020 ONCA 486, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 402, F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51, Thomson v. Thomson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 551, Barendregt v. Grebliunas, 2022 SCC 22, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 14-18, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 24, 2025
    ...1 C.P.C. (2d) 252 (Ont. C.A.), Jones v. Tsige (2011), 106 O.R. (3d) 721 (C.A.), New Brunswick v. G.(J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46, F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51, Geliedan v. Rawdah, 2020 ONCA 254, A.M.R.I. v. K.E.R., 2011 ONCA 417, F. v. N., 2021 ONCA 614, Office of the Children's Lawyer v. Balev, 2018 S......
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  • Dunmore v Mehralian
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 20, 2025
    ...was in Oman. Cases Cited By Martin J. Considered: Office of the Children's Lawyer v. Balev, 2018 SCC 16, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 398; F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51; referred to: D.G. v. A.F., 2014 ONCA 436; Brooks v. Brooks (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 191; Ojeikere v. Ojeikere, 2018 ONCA 372, 140 O.R. (3d) 561; Y......
  • J.M.M. v C.R.M
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 26, 2025
    ...the best interests of the child ( Young v. Young, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3 (S.C.C.), at paras. 74 and 202; Gordon, at pp. 50, 54, 68; F. v. N. 2022 SCC 51 (S.C.C.), at para. 61). However, the court has also recognized that “a child's best interests are furthered by a well-functioning and happy par......
  • M.A.B. v. M.G.C.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 22, 2022
    ...the best interests of the child (Young v. Young, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3 (S.C.C.), at paras. 74 and 202; Gordon, at pp. 50, 54, 68; F. v. N. 2022 SCC 51 (S.C.C.), at para. 61).  As the Supreme Court of Canada stated in King v. Low, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 87 (S.C.C.), at para. 101, the ultimate aim ......
  • Zaidi v Zia
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 14, 2026
    ...the child in an intolerable situation’. 200 That statement was reaffirmed by the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada in F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51, [2022] 3 S.C.R. 616, at para. 79, albeit in a non-Hague 201 In Ojeikere v. Ojeikere, 2018 ONCA 372, 8 R.F.L. (8th) 253, at para. 59, Laskin J.A.......
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6 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 ' 20, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 3, 2025
    ...s.23, s.24, s.40, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 63.02(1)(b), F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51, A.(M.A.) v. E. (D.E.M.), 2020 ONCA 486, Maharaj v. Maharaj, 146 O.A.C. 317, RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, Circ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 25 ' August 29)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 2, 2025
    ...v. K.E.R., 2011 ONCA 417, Németh v. Canada (Justice), 2010 SCC 56, M.A.A. v. D.E.M.E., 2020 ONCA 486, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 402, F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51, Thomson v. Thomson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 551, Barendregt v. Grebliunas, 2022 SCC 22, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 14-18, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 24, 2025
    ...1 C.P.C. (2d) 252 (Ont. C.A.), Jones v. Tsige (2011), 106 O.R. (3d) 721 (C.A.), New Brunswick v. G.(J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46, F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51, Geliedan v. Rawdah, 2020 ONCA 254, A.M.R.I. v. K.E.R., 2011 ONCA 417, F. v. N., 2021 ONCA 614, Office of the Children's Lawyer v. Balev, 2018 S......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 14-18, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 25, 2025
    ...456 (C.A.), Unger v. Unger, 2017 ONCA 270, Hammerschmidt v. Hammerschmidt, 2013 ONCA 227, Jackson v. Graczyk, 2007 ONCA 388, F. v. N., 2022 SCC 51 Muscat v. Muscat Estate, 2025 ONCA 518 Keywords: Wills and Estates, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Removal, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, C......
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