Ribeiro v Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829

JudgePazaratz
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Case DateMarch 24, 2020
JurisdictionOntario
Citations2020 ONSC 1829
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143 practice notes
  • Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...on the exercise of parenting rights, see SAS v LMS, 2020 ABQB 287 at para 44; Buckman v Wyckham, 2020 BCSC 2076; Ribeiro v Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829 at paras 6–20, Pazaratz J; AC v LL, 2021 ONSC 6530 (consent of children); BCJB v E-RRR, 2021 ONSC 6294; Droit de la famille — 211637, 2021 QCCS 3......
  • Epshtein v. Verzberger-Epshtein, 2021 ONSC 7694
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 22, 2021
    ...with both parents is a health and safety issue that good parents ensure takes place. 87  [...] In Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829, Pazaratz J. stated that: There is a presumption that all orders should be respected and complied with. More to the point, there is a presumption tha......
  • Tariq v. Kiran, 2020 ONSC 2897
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 8, 2020
    ...the issue is what custody and access order is in the best interests of the children. i) Is the matter urgent? [18] In Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829, Pazaratz J. set out principles to assist in determining urgency with respect to parenting issues during the time of this unprecedented COV......
  • Newsham v. Francois, 2020 ONSC 4014
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 18, 2020
    ...of the existing order is required in the child’s best interests.   As Pazaratz J. emphasized in Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829 (S.C.J.), the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be used as justification by parents to engage in self-help measures and implement a blanket approach of i......
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133 cases
  • Epshtein v. Verzberger-Epshtein, 2021 ONSC 7694
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 22, 2021
    ...with both parents is a health and safety issue that good parents ensure takes place. 87  [...] In Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829, Pazaratz J. stated that: There is a presumption that all orders should be respected and complied with. More to the point, there is a presumption tha......
  • Tariq v. Kiran, 2020 ONSC 2897
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 8, 2020
    ...the issue is what custody and access order is in the best interests of the children. i) Is the matter urgent? [18] In Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829, Pazaratz J. set out principles to assist in determining urgency with respect to parenting issues during the time of this unprecedented COV......
  • Newsham v. Francois, 2020 ONSC 4014
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 18, 2020
    ...of the existing order is required in the child’s best interests.   As Pazaratz J. emphasized in Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829 (S.C.J.), the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be used as justification by parents to engage in self-help measures and implement a blanket approach of i......
  • S.W.-S. v. R.S.,
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
    • December 9, 2021
    ...concerns about parental judgment that direct parent-child contact is not in a child’s best interests. In Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829, Justice Alex Pazaratz wrote at paragraph 14 that there should be zero tolerance for any parent who recklessly exposes a child (or members of the......
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8 firm's commentaries
  • COVID-19 PHOs: The Court's Comments On Co-Parenting And New Partners
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 6, 2021
    ...her harshly." The Court required that the parents abide by factors emphasized by courts across the country based on Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829, which it summarized as COVID-19 parenting issues will be decided on a case-by-case basis as each case is different and involves unique circu......
  • What Should Parents Do If They Are Worried About Children Moving Between The Parties' Homes During COVID-19?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 1, 2020
    ...for any parent who recklessly exposes a child (or members of the child's household) to any COVID-19 risk."6 Footnotes Ribeiro v Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829 (Ont. S.C.J.) at para. 8 [Ribeiro v. Ribeiro v. Wright, ibid. Ribeiro v. Wright, ibid. at paras. 6-8. Ribeiro v. Wright, ibid. at para. 10. ......
  • Ontario Superior Court Of Justice Releases Decision Regarding Parenting And Access During COVID-19
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 3, 2020
    ...(Family Court) released the first decision in Canada with respect to COVID-19 in relation to parenting and access: Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829. Justice A. Pazaratz was faced with an emergency notice of motion where the mother was requesting to suspend the father's physical access to t......
  • Rational And Reasonable Parenting Schedules During The COVID-19 Crisis
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 24, 2020
    ...for the denial". Some guidance can be found in three cases that have recently come out of Ontario: (1) In Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829, a mother expressed concern that the father would not maintain social distancing for the child during periods of access, and wanted to socially isolate......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...on the exercise of parenting rights, see SAS v LMS, 2020 ABQB 287 at para 44; Buckman v Wyckham, 2020 BCSC 2076; Ribeiro v Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829 at paras 6–20, Pazaratz J; AC v LL, 2021 ONSC 6530 (consent of children); BCJB v E-RRR, 2021 ONSC 6294; Droit de la famille — 211637, 2021 QCCS 3......
  • What COVID-19 Caselaw Tells Us about Parenting.
    • Canada
    • LawNow Vol. 44 No. 6, July 2020
    • July 1, 2020
    ...parents, and legal professionals, can apply at any time. The Cases One of the first parenting cases to come out was Ribeiro v Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829. Justice Pazaratz of the Superior Court of Justice in Hamilton, Ontario, heard an application shortly after the government implemented pandemi......

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