Richardson v. Richardson,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeRouleau, Huscroft and Nordheimer JJ.A.
Citation2019 ONCA 983
Docket NumberC66918
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Date13 December 2019

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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 10-14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 19, 2025
    ...637, Carinci v. Carinci-Serrao, 2024 ONSC 2955, Montague v. Bank of Nova Scotia (2004), 69 O.R. (3d) 87 (C.A.), Richardson v. Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983, Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc., 2024 ONCA 839, R. v. S. (R.D.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 484 Apotex Inc. v. Eli Li......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 9 – December 13, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 17, 2019
    ...Mullings v. Robertson , 2019 ONCA 979 Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Child Support, Property Division Richardson v. Richardson , 2019 ONCA 983 Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Procedural and Natural Justice, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Civil Procedure, Settlements, App......
  • Chapter 10: Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
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    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...needs or circumstances of the child or the ability of a parent to meet the needs of a child which materially affects the child and 350 2019 ONCA 983 at paras 25-26, aff’d 2021 SCC 351 2014 ONSC 6983 at para 43, citing Summers v Summers, [1999] OJ No 3082. 352 Kroupa v Stoneham, 2011 ONSC 58......
  • Table of Cases
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    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...Prov Ct) 567 Richardson v Richardson, [1987] 1 SCR 857 251, 269, 366 Richardson v Richardson, 2013 BCCA 378 395 Richardson v Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983, aff’d 2021 SCC 36 512–13 Richer v Freeland, 2019 ONSC 6840 381, 384 Richter v Richter, [2005] AJ No 616 (CA) 473, 506 Richter v Richter, 20......
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  • J.M.M. v C.R.M.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 19, 2025
    ...that litigants are entitled to require opposing parties to prove their claims ( Climans, at para. 90; see also Richardson v. Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983 (C.A.), at para. 56). By contrast, highly unreasonable conduct and legal positions may attract an award for elevated or full recovery costs.......
  • Gaynor v Cruz Belliard,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 12, 2024
    ...by either party, but was the “second choice” of both, when the court sought submissions on this at trial. 94 In Richardson v. Richardson 2019 ONCA 983 at para. 26, the Court of Appeal for Ontario confirmed that the court is not obliged to accept the position of the parties where not in the ......
  • W.A.C. v. C.V.F.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 26, 2022
    ...considers that to be in the child’s best interests.  See A.M. v. C.H., 2019 ONCA 764 ¶ 29 and Richardson v. Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983 ¶ 25-31.  [322]     I am not only undertaking this analysis in relation to the father’s claims and posi......
  • G.P.R v A.K.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 22, 2025
    ...that they are not consistent with the children's best interests: see A.M. v. C.H., 2019 ONCA 764 ¶ 29; see also Richardson v. Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983 ¶ 25–31. The Court is not adopting either side's draft Orders tendered at the end of the trial in their (1) Conclusions Respecting Decision......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 10-14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 19, 2025
    ...637, Carinci v. Carinci-Serrao, 2024 ONSC 2955, Montague v. Bank of Nova Scotia (2004), 69 O.R. (3d) 87 (C.A.), Richardson v. Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983, Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc., 2024 ONCA 839, R. v. S. (R.D.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 484 Apotex Inc. v. Eli Li......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 9 – December 13, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 17, 2019
    ...Mullings v. Robertson , 2019 ONCA 979 Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Child Support, Property Division Richardson v. Richardson , 2019 ONCA 983 Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Procedural and Natural Justice, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Civil Procedure, Settlements, App......
  • Settlement Agreements Are Not A Done Deal!
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    • October 5, 2022
    ...your specific family law situation and your options 249-888-6641 or kenna.bromley@devrylaw.ca. Footnotes 1 Richardson v. Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983 2 3 Martin v. Martin, 1981 CarswellBC 773 (C.A.), at para. 7; C.T.G. v. R.R.G., 2016 SKQB 387, 86 R.F.L. (7th) 312, at para. 11; and Harper v. H......
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  • Chapter 10: Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...needs or circumstances of the child or the ability of a parent to meet the needs of a child which materially affects the child and 350 2019 ONCA 983 at paras 25-26, aff’d 2021 SCC 351 2014 ONSC 6983 at para 43, citing Summers v Summers, [1999] OJ No 3082. 352 Kroupa v Stoneham, 2011 ONSC 58......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...Prov Ct) 567 Richardson v Richardson, [1987] 1 SCR 857 251, 269, 366 Richardson v Richardson, 2013 BCCA 378 395 Richardson v Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983, aff’d 2021 SCC 36 512–13 Richer v Freeland, 2019 ONSC 6840 381, 384 Richter v Richter, [2005] AJ No 616 (CA) 473, 506 Richter v Richter, 20......
  • Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...a material change of circumstances: Foreman v Foreman, 2005 ABQB 343, 53 Alta LR (4th) 319 at paras 13, 23.308 304 305 306 307 308 2019 ONCA 983 at paras 25-26, aff’d 2021 SCC 2014 ONSC 6983 at para 43, citing Summers v Summers, [1999] OJ No 3082. Kroupa v Stoneham, 2011 ONSC 5824 (variatio......