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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66 practice notes
  • Dunmore v. Mehralian
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 20 June 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 (July 14-18, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 25 July 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......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 ' 20, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 3 January 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
    • 2 September 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, ......
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  • Dunmore v. Mehralian
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 20 June 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......
  • M.A.B. v. M.G.C.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 22 December 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 of the......
  • Khairzad v. Erroussa
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 1 December 2023
    ...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 of the......
  • J.M.M. v. C.R.M.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 26 May 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 pare......
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5 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 14-18, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 25 July 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......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 ' 20, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 3 January 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
    • 2 September 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, ......
  • Examinations 2023 ' The Evolution Of Appellate Law In The Post-Pandemic Era
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 10 May 2023
    ...protection of the on-board recordings. In April 2022, Bryan Smith and Lindsey Love-Forester represented the respondent in F v N, 2022 SCC 51, a case concerning international child abduction from the United Arab Emirates to Canada. This case marked the first time the SCC has addressed an abd......
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