Sonia v. Ratan

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Neutral Citation2024 ONCA 152
Citation2024 ONCA 152
Docket NumberCOA-22-CV-0447
Date28 February 2024

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6 practice notes
  • Mehralian v. Dunmore
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 3, 2025
    ...recognized in another foreign jurisdiction with which the petitioner or respondent has a real and substantial connection. Sonia v. Ratan, 2024 ONCA 152, 493 D.L.R. (4th) 662, at para. [41] In its ruling involving the parties to this motion, the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that where so......
  • Nourjamaly v. Badkoobeh
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 9, 2025
    ...2017 ONCA 104, 136 O.R. (3d) 172, at para. 3; Vyazemskaya v. Safin, 2024 ONCA 156, 493 D.L.R. (4th) 354, at paras. 3-4; Sonia v. Ratan, 2024 ONCA 152, 171 O.R. (3d) 677, at para. [3]           For the reasons that follow, this court will not......
  • Rasaei v. Bahman
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 2, 2025
    ...questioned whether the authorities weren’t “ripe for reconsideration”.  Thorburn J.A. made similar statements in Sonia v. Ratan, 2024 ONCA 152 at ¶ 94.  There, she wrote that the issue could be remedied by legislative reform; but she also said that perhaps the case law should be r......
  • Luongo v. Luongo
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 11, 2025
    ...22(3) of the Divorce Act expressly affirms the common law principles applicable to the recognition of foreign divorces: Sonia v. Ratan, 2024 ONCA 152, 171 O.R. (3d) 677, at para. 21).  [69]        If any of the following common law principles are esta......
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  • Mehralian v. Dunmore
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 3, 2025
    ...recognized in another foreign jurisdiction with which the petitioner or respondent has a real and substantial connection. Sonia v. Ratan, 2024 ONCA 152, 493 D.L.R. (4th) 662, at para. [41] In its ruling involving the parties to this motion, the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that where so......
  • Nourjamaly v. Badkoobeh
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 9, 2025
    ...2017 ONCA 104, 136 O.R. (3d) 172, at para. 3; Vyazemskaya v. Safin, 2024 ONCA 156, 493 D.L.R. (4th) 354, at paras. 3-4; Sonia v. Ratan, 2024 ONCA 152, 171 O.R. (3d) 677, at para. [3]           For the reasons that follow, this court will not......
  • Rasaei v. Bahman
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 2, 2025
    ...questioned whether the authorities weren’t “ripe for reconsideration”.  Thorburn J.A. made similar statements in Sonia v. Ratan, 2024 ONCA 152 at ¶ 94.  There, she wrote that the issue could be remedied by legislative reform; but she also said that perhaps the case law should be r......
  • Pratt v. Korculanic
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 7, 2025
    ...of natural justice such as the absence of notice, and/or where the foreign divorce is contrary to Canadian public policy: Sonia v. Ratan, 2024 ONCA 152,  171 O.R. (3d) 677, at para. [92]        Here, there are several grounds upon which this court dec......
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