Lefebvre v. Lefebvre, (2002) 167 O.A.C. 85 (CA)

JudgeLaskin, J.A.
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Case DateDecember 11, 2002
JurisdictionOntario
Citations(2002), 167 O.A.C. 85 (CA)

Lefebvre v. Lefebvre (2002), 167 O.A.C. 85 (CA)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] O.A.C. TBEd. DE.055

Anne Lefebvre (applicant/respondent in appeal) v. Stéphane Lefebvre (respondent/appellant in appeal)

(C39084; M29205)

Indexed As: Lefebvre v. Lefebvre

Ontario Court of Appeal

Laskin, J.A.

December 19, 2002.

Summary:

Spouses separated after a three year marriage. A judge granted them joint custody of their young daughter. Pending appeal, the father moved to stay the joint custody order and parenting schedule.

The Ontario Court of Appeal, per Laskin, J.A., dismissed the motion.

Family Law - Topic 1918

Custody and access - Appeals - Stay pending appeal - Spouses separated after a three year marriage - A judge granted them joint custody of their young daughter - Pending appeal, the father moved to stay the joint custody order and parenting schedule - He submitted that the joint custody order "flew in the face" of the report of the social worker appointed by the Office of the Children's Lawyer, which recommended sole custody to the father - He also argued that joint custody should only be awarded where parents have shown the ability to cooperate, which was not the case here - The Ontario Court of Appeal, per Laskin, J.A., dismissed the motion - The trial judge had sound reasons for ordering joint custody, and the order would not cause the daughter irreparable harm - Further, the parenting schedule ordered by the trial judge was only minimally different from the prior arrangement, and the brief time period remaining before the appeal did not merit an entirely new schedule.

Family Law - Topic 2072

Custody and access - Joint custody - When available - [See Family Law - Topic 1918 ].

Cases Noticed:

Dagg v. Pereira, [2000] O.J. No. 4450 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 7].

Mol v. Mol (1997), 40 O.T.C. 1 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 7].

Cox v. Down, [2002] O.T.C. 499 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 7].

Baker v. Baker (1979), 23 O.R.(2d) 391 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

Tauber v. Tauber (1999), 43 O.R. (3d) 42 (Gen. Div.), affd. [2000] O.A.C. Uned. 187; 48 O.R.(3d) 577 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

M.J. v. P.C. (2002), 159 O.A.C. 346 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

Counsel:

Nathalie Boutet, for the responding party/respondent in appeal;

Philip M. Epstein, for the moving party/appellant in appeal.

This motion was heard on December 11, 2002, by Laskin, J.A., of the Ontario Court of Appeal, who delivered the following decision on December 19, 2002.

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    ...Inc. v. Canada, [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, D.C. v. T.B., 2021 ONCA 562, K.K. v. M.M., 2021 ONCA 407, Lefebvre v. Lefebvre [(2002)], 167 O.A.C. 85 (C.A.), Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2018 ONCA 761 Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto (Re), 2022 ONCA 581 Keywords: Bankruptcy and I......
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    ...Appeal, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 3.02, Denomme v. McArthur, 2013 ONCA 694, K.K. v. M.M., 2021 ONCA 407, Lefebvre v. Lefebvre, 167 O.A.C. 85 (C.A.), Bors v. Bors, 2021 ONCA 513 O'Brien v. Chuluunbaatar, 2021 ONCA 555 Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Relocation, Children's Law ......
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    • 10 Agosto 2021
    ...Appeal, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 3.02, Denomme v. McArthur, 2013 ONCA 694, K.K. v. M.M., 2021 ONCA 407, Lefebvre v. Lefebvre, 167 O.A.C. 85 (C.A.), Bors v. Bors, 2021 ONCA 513 O'Brien v. Chuluunbaatar, 2021 ONCA 555 Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Relocation, Children's Law ......
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    • 17 Junio 2021
    ...for Costs, Children's Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12, s. 30, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 61.06(1)(a), Lefebvre v. Lefebvre (2002), 167 O.A.C. 85 (C.A.), Circuit World Corp. v. Lesperance (1997), 33 O.R. (3d) 674 (C.A.), Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2001 SCC 60, A.M. v. C.H., 2019 ONCA ......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 8, 2022 ' August 12, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 15 Agosto 2022
    ...Inc. v. Canada, [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, D.C. v. T.B., 2021 ONCA 562, K.K. v. M.M., 2021 ONCA 407, Lefebvre v. Lefebvre [(2002)], 167 O.A.C. 85 (C.A.), Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2018 ONCA 761 Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto (Re), 2022 ONCA 581 Keywords: Bankruptcy and I......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 2-6)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 10 Agosto 2021
    ...Appeal, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 3.02, Denomme v. McArthur, 2013 ONCA 694, K.K. v. M.M., 2021 ONCA 407, Lefebvre v. Lefebvre, 167 O.A.C. 85 (C.A.), Bors v. Bors, 2021 ONCA 513 O'Brien v. Chuluunbaatar, 2021 ONCA 555 Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Relocation, Children's Law ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 2-6)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 10 Agosto 2021
    ...Appeal, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 3.02, Denomme v. McArthur, 2013 ONCA 694, K.K. v. M.M., 2021 ONCA 407, Lefebvre v. Lefebvre, 167 O.A.C. 85 (C.A.), Bors v. Bors, 2021 ONCA 513 O'Brien v. Chuluunbaatar, 2021 ONCA 555 Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Relocation, Children's Law ......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 7 ' 11)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 17 Junio 2021
    ...for Costs, Children's Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12, s. 30, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 61.06(1)(a), Lefebvre v. Lefebvre (2002), 167 O.A.C. 85 (C.A.), Circuit World Corp. v. Lesperance (1997), 33 O.R. (3d) 674 (C.A.), Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2001 SCC 60, A.M. v. C.H., 2019 ONCA ......

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