Sengmueller v. Sengmueller, (1994) 69 O.A.C. 312 (CA)
Judge | Morden, A.C.J.O., McKinlay and Carthy, JJ.A. |
Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
Case Date | February 16, 1994 |
Jurisdiction | Ontario |
Citations | (1994), 69 O.A.C. 312 (CA);1994 CanLII 8711 (ON CA);1994 CanLII 8711 (NS CA);17 OR (3d) 208;111 DLR (4th) 19;2 RFL (4th) 232;[1994] OJ No 276 (QL);25 CPC (3d) 61;45 ACWS (3d) 1101;69 OAC 312 |
Sengmueller v. Sengmueller (1994), 69 O.A.C. 312 (CA)
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Helga Sengmueller (petitioner/appellant) v. Frederick Sengmueller (respondent)
(No. C8706)
Indexed As: Sengmueller v. Sengmueller
Ontario Court of Appeal
Morden, A.C.J.O., McKinlay and Carthy, JJ.A.
February 16, 1994.
Summary:
A wife obtained a divorce and spousal and child support. The husband was ordered to pay her a $368,556.06 equalization payment under s. 5 of the Family Law Act. The wife appealed the equalization payment on the ground that the trial judge erred in deducting from net family property $137,697.69 in notional costs of disposition and that the rate of prejudgment interest should have been 15% rather than 11%. The husband cross-appealed, claiming there should be no prejudgment or postjudgment interest and that no costs award should have been made at trial. The husband sought to adduce evidence of events occurring since the trial date.
The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed both the appeal and the cross-appeal.
Family Law - Topic 882
Husband and wife - Marital property - Considerations in making distribution orders - Relevant considerations - Disposition costs - The Ontario Court of Appeal stated that "costs of disposition as well as benefits should be shared equally" - If the evidence satisfied the trial judge, on a balance of probabilities, that the disposition of any item of family property will take place at a particular time in the future, then the tax consequences (and other proven costs of disposition) are not speculative, and should be allowed either as reduction in value or as a deductible liability - It would be unfair to limit deduction of disposition costs to cases where disposition of assets was necessary to satisfy an equalization payment - There should be evidence to permit the trial judge to assess the likely time of disposition, the likely disposition costs and the present value of those costs as at the valuation date - See paragraphs 16 to 36.
Practice - Topic 9031
Appeals - Evidence on appeal - Admission of "new evidence" - In a marital property division action, valuation day was April 1988, the trial was held in May 1990 and judgment was given in September 1990 - On appeal, the husband sought to adduce evidence of changed property values and other matters occurring after the trial date - This evidence did not exist until after the trial date - The Ontario Court of Appeal exercised its discretion to admit the evidence, notwithstanding the evidence did not exist until after the trial and would normally not affect the result - The court set out the limited purposes for which the evidence would be considered - See paragraphs 6 to 10.
Cases Noticed:
Cook v. Mounce (1979), 26 O.R.(2d) 129 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 9].
Mercer v. Sijan (1976), 14 O.R.(2d) 12 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].
McPherson v. McPherson (1988), 27 O.A.C. 167; 63 O.R.(2d) 641 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 16].
Starkman v. Starkman (1990), 43 O.A.C. 85; 75 O.R.(2d) 19 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 16].
Heon v. Heon (1989), 69 O.R.(2d) 758 (H.C.), disapprvd. [para. 16].
Statutes Noticed:
Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C-43, sect. 134(4)(b) [para. 8].
Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F-3, sect. 4(1) [para. 16]; sect. 4(3) [para. 32]; sect. 5 [para. 1].
Family Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 152, generally [para. 17].
Counsel:
C.C. Mark, Q.C., for the appellant;
Thomas G. Bastedo, Q.C., for the respondent.
This appeal and cross-appeal were heard on June 1, 1993, before Morden, A.C.J.O., McKinlay and Carthy, JJ.A., of the Ontario Court of Appeal.
The judgment of the Court of Appeal was delivered by McKinlay, J.A., and was released on February 16, 1994.
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