Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677
Jurisdiction | Ontario |
Judge | Laskin, Feldman and Miller JJ.A. |
Citation | 2017 ONCA 677 |
Docket Number | C63670 |
Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
Date | 01 September 2017 |
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27 practice notes
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (February 15 ' February 19, 2021)
...v. Mitchell-Hejzlar, 2011 BCCA 230, Thompson v. Drummond, 2018 ONSC 1975, Lamont-Daneault v. Daneault, 2003 MBCA 111, Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677, Segal v. Segal (2002), 26 R.F.L. (5th) 433 (Ont. C.A.), Spencer v. Spencer, 2005 ABCA 262, Hopkins v. Hopkins, 2011 ABCA 372, Young v. Young ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 12-16)
...leave to appeal refused [2003] S.C.C.A. No. 14, Bourke v. Davis, 2021 ONCA 97, Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] S.C.R. 27, Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677, Decaen v. Decaen, 2013 ONCA 218 Bors v. Bors , 2021 ONCA 513 Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Standard of Rev......
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Thompson v. Drummond, 2018 ONSC 1975
...bests interests of the child determined from a child-centred perspective” (Berry v. Berry, 2011 ONCA 705, at para 10; Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677). It has also emphasized the importance of undertaking a full and sensitive inquiry by considering all matters relevant to the child’s best in......
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Ekeberg v Swan, 2022 ABCA 52
...213 at para 5, 376 AR 172; MMG v JAS, at paras 17-23; Thie v Thie, 2014 ABCA 249 at para 10, 577 AR 239; see similarly Porter v Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677 at para 11, 6 RFL (8th) 41; Bourke v Davis, at paras 20-21, 26, 43-57; Hejzlar v Mitchell-Hejzlar, 2011 BCCA 230 at paras 24-27, 18 BCLR (5th)......
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22 cases
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Thompson v. Drummond, 2018 ONSC 1975
...bests interests of the child determined from a child-centred perspective” (Berry v. Berry, 2011 ONCA 705, at para 10; Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677). It has also emphasized the importance of undertaking a full and sensitive inquiry by considering all matters relevant to the child’s best in......
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Ekeberg v Swan, 2022 ABCA 52
...213 at para 5, 376 AR 172; MMG v JAS, at paras 17-23; Thie v Thie, 2014 ABCA 249 at para 10, 577 AR 239; see similarly Porter v Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677 at para 11, 6 RFL (8th) 41; Bourke v Davis, at paras 20-21, 26, 43-57; Hejzlar v Mitchell-Hejzlar, 2011 BCCA 230 at paras 24-27, 18 BCLR (5th)......
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Neshkiwe v. Hare, 2020 ONCJ 149
...the “custodial parent” for the purposes of the mobility analysis. See Burns v. Burns, 2000 NSCA 1 ¶ 27-33; see also Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677 ¶ 15-16. [285] As explained at ¶ 18 of Bjornson v. Creighton, the guiding principles, taken from Gordon v. Goertz, that are applicable at an ori......
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Bourke v. Davis, 2021 ONCA 97
...were to be given “great respect and the most serious consideration” by the court: see Gordon, at para. 48; Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677, 6 R.F.L. (8th) 41, at para. 11. [27] The trial judge found that the respondent had carefully researche......
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3 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 12-16)
...leave to appeal refused [2003] S.C.C.A. No. 14, Bourke v. Davis, 2021 ONCA 97, Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] S.C.R. 27, Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677, Decaen v. Decaen, 2013 ONCA 218 Bors v. Bors , 2021 ONCA 513 Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Standard of Rev......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (February 15 ' February 19, 2021)
...v. Mitchell-Hejzlar, 2011 BCCA 230, Thompson v. Drummond, 2018 ONSC 1975, Lamont-Daneault v. Daneault, 2003 MBCA 111, Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677, Segal v. Segal (2002), 26 R.F.L. (5th) 433 (Ont. C.A.), Spencer v. Spencer, 2005 ABCA 262, Hopkins v. Hopkins, 2011 ABCA 372, Young v. Young ......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 28 September 1)
...there had been no communication between the parties in the interim. The respondent did not correct this information. Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677 [Laskin, Feldman and Miller Counsel: Paul Mongenais, for the Appellant Thomas Mann, for the Respondent Keywords: Family Law, Custody, Mobility ......