Garvin v. Garvin,

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeChamberlist, J.
Neutral Citation2002 BCSC 1690
Citation2002 BCSC 1690,[2002] B.C.T.C. 1690 (SC)
Date28 November 2002
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)

Garvin v. Garvin, [2002] B.C.T.C. 1690 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] B.C.T.C. TBEd. JA.072

Joanne Catherine Garvin also known as Joanne Garvin (plaintiff) v. Rodney Lawrence Garvin (defendant)

(8581; 2002 BCSC 1690)

Indexed As: Garvin v. Garvin

British Columbia Supreme Court

Quesnel

Chamberlist, J.

December 4, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Family Law - Topic 1865

Custody and access - Duties and rights of custodian - To remove child from jurisdiction - See paragraphs 1 to 62.

Cases Noticed:

Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27; 196 N.R. 321; 141 Sask.R. 241; 114 W.A.C. 241; [1996] 5 W.W.R. 457; 19 R.F.L.(4th) 177; 134 D.L.R.(4th) 321, refd to. [para. 35].

C.B. v. E.C.C. (2002), 166 O.A.C. 44 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

Cousens v. Ruddy, [2002] B.C.J. No. 1208 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 47].

Statutes Noticed:

Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 3, sect. 16(6), sect. 16(7), sect. 16(8), sect. 16(9) [para. 34]; sect. 17(1), sect. 17(3), sect. 17(5), sect. 17(6), sect. 17(9) [para. 33].

Counsel:

K. Repstock, for the plaintiff;

S. Hutchison, for the defendant.

This matter was heard at Prince George, British Columbia, on November 28, 2002, before Chamberlist, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on December 4, 2002.

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  • Dykens v. Van Horn, 2009 BCSC 418
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 13, 2008
    ...and certainly the greater part of Haley's lifetime. [66] I too, sitting on another mobility case some six years ago ( Garvin v. Garvin 2002 BCSC 1690, [2002] B.C.J. No. 2757) was faced with a somewhat similar mobility issue to that considered by Mr. Justice Rogers. I quoted extensively from......
  • McArthur v. Brown, [2008] B.C.T.C. Uned. 689
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 1, 2008
    ...permitted: para. 29. [146] A similar sentiment was expressed by this Court in Cousens (also cited by Chamberlist J. in Garvin v. Garvin , 2002 BCSC 1690), at paras. 91-92: Financial well-being is not, however the only measure by which Alex's best interests must be determined. It is in his b......
  • Barnetson v. Cook, [2005] B.C.T.C. 913 (SC)
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 9, 2005
    ...BCCA 300, refd to. [para. 47]. Munro v. Cowan, [2002] O.T.C. 663 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 51]. Garvin v. Garvin, [2002] B.C.T.C. 1690; 2002 BCSC 1690, refd to. [para. C.B. v. E.C.C. (2002), 166 O.A.C. 44; 221 D.L.R.(4th) 489 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 54]. Brown v. Brown (1997), 116 Man.R.(......
  • BOURKE v. DAVIS, 2020 ONSC 7667
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 16, 2020
    ...parent “who lives with the child and is charged with making decisions in its interest on a day-to-day basis.” [82] In Garvin v. Garvin, 2002 BCSC 1690 (B.C.S.C.) Chamberlist, J. suggested at para. 51 that the primary parent and custodial parent are the same in mobility cases, observing that......
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6 cases
  • Dykens v. Van Horn, 2009 BCSC 418
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 13, 2008
    ...and certainly the greater part of Haley's lifetime. [66] I too, sitting on another mobility case some six years ago ( Garvin v. Garvin 2002 BCSC 1690, [2002] B.C.J. No. 2757) was faced with a somewhat similar mobility issue to that considered by Mr. Justice Rogers. I quoted extensively from......
  • McArthur v. Brown, [2008] B.C.T.C. Uned. 689
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 1, 2008
    ...permitted: para. 29. [146] A similar sentiment was expressed by this Court in Cousens (also cited by Chamberlist J. in Garvin v. Garvin , 2002 BCSC 1690), at paras. 91-92: Financial well-being is not, however the only measure by which Alex's best interests must be determined. It is in his b......
  • Barnetson v. Cook, [2005] B.C.T.C. 913 (SC)
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 9, 2005
    ...BCCA 300, refd to. [para. 47]. Munro v. Cowan, [2002] O.T.C. 663 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 51]. Garvin v. Garvin, [2002] B.C.T.C. 1690; 2002 BCSC 1690, refd to. [para. C.B. v. E.C.C. (2002), 166 O.A.C. 44; 221 D.L.R.(4th) 489 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 54]. Brown v. Brown (1997), 116 Man.R.(......
  • BOURKE v. DAVIS, 2020 ONSC 7667
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 16, 2020
    ...parent “who lives with the child and is charged with making decisions in its interest on a day-to-day basis.” [82] In Garvin v. Garvin, 2002 BCSC 1690 (B.C.S.C.) Chamberlist, J. suggested at para. 51 that the primary parent and custodial parent are the same in mobility cases, observing that......
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