S.E.P. v. D.D.P., 2005 BCSC 1290

• Judge: Garson, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: Tuesday August 30, 2005
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2005 BCSC 1290;[2005] B.C.T.C. 1290 (SC)

S.E.P. v. D.D.P., [2005] B.C.T.C. 1290 (SC)

MLB headnote and full text

Temp. Cite: [2005] B.C.T.C. TBEd. OC.013

S.E.P. (plaintiff/petitioner) v. D.D.P. (defendant/respondent)

(E044116; 2005 BCSC 1290)

Indexed As: S.E.P. v. D.D.P.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Garson, J.

September 14, 2005.

Summary:

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Family Law - Topic 3551

Divorce - Grounds - Adultery - What constitutes adultery - See paragraphs 1 to 51.

Words and Phrases

Adultery - The British Columbia Supreme Court considered the meaning of "adultery" in s. 8(2) of the Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 3.

Cases Noticed:

Halpern et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. (2002), 163 O.A.C. 276; 215 D.L.R.(4th) 223 (Div. Ct.), affd. in part (2003), 172 O.A.C. 276; 225 D.L.R.(4th) 529; 65 O.R.(3d) 161 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].

Hendricks v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2002] J.Q. No. 3816 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 11].

EGALE Canada Inc. et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. (2003), 182 B.C.A.C. 35; 300 W.A.C. 35; 2003 BCCA 251, refd to. [para. 11].

Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698; 328 N.R. 1; 2004 SCC 79, refd to. [para. 15].

J.S. v. C.F., [2005] B.C.T.C. 1011; 2005 BCSC 1011, refd to. [para. 18].

Babineau v. Babineau, [1924] 4 D.L.R. 951 (N.B.C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].

Orford v. Orford (1921), 58 D.L.R. 251 (Ont. S.C.), consd. [para. 21].

Guy v. Guy et al. (1982), 35 O.R.(2d) 584 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 22].

Kahl v. Kahl, [1943] O.J. No. 365 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 24].

Y.B. v. J.B. (1989), 96 A.R. 181; 66 Alta. L.R.(2d) 193 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 25].

S.B. v. S.J.B., 1992 N.J. Super. LEXIS 275; 258 N.J. Super. 151; 609 A.2d 124 (Super. Ct.), consd. [para. 28].

Patin v. Patin (1979), 371 So.2d 682 (Fla. Ct. App.), refd to. [para. 30].

R.G.M. v. D.E.M. (1991), 306 S.C. 145 (Super. Ct.), refd to. [para. 30].

Branchflower, Re (2003), 150 N.H. 226 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 31].

Rosser v. Rosser, 1977 Ala. Civ. App. LEXIS 749; 355 So.2d 717, refd to. [para. 32].

Doe v. Doe (1985), 286 S.C. 507; 334 S.E.2d 839 (Ct. App.), refd to. [para. 32].

Menge v. Menge (1986), 491 So.2d 700 (5th Cir.), refd to. [para. 32].

Bales v. Hack (1986), 31 Ohio App.3d 111; 31 Ohio B. Rep. 197; 509 N.E.2d 95, refd to. [para. 33].

Owens v. Owens (1981), 247 Ga. 139; 274 S.E.2d 484, refd to. [para. 33].

R. v. Salituro, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 654; 131 N.R. 161; 50 O.A.C. 125, consd. [para. 36].

Prager v. Blatspiel, Stamp & Heacock, [1924] All E.R. Rep. 524, refd to. [para. 40].

Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto and Manning, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130; 184 N.R. 1; 84 O.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 40].

Pepsi-Cola Canada Beverages (West) Ltd. v. Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 558 et al., [2002] 1 S.C.R. 156; 280 N.R. 333; 217 Sask.R. 22; 265 W.A.C. 22; 208 D.L.R.(4th) 385, refd to. [para. 41].

Statutes Noticed:

Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 3, sect. 8(2) [para. 9].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Canada, Law Commission Report, Beyond Conjugality, Recognizing and Supporting Close Personal Adult Relationships (2001), p. 130 [para. 13].

Counsel:

B. Findlay, Q.C., for the petitioner;

J.A.M. Bowers, Q.C., for the intervenor, Attorney General of Canada.

This petition was heard on August 30, 2005, at New Westminster, British Columbia, before Garson, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on September 14, 2005.

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