SP v BP

JurisdictionAlberta
CourtCourt of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
JudgeHonourable Mr. Justice N.E. Devlin
Citation2020 ABQB 331
Date25 May 2020
Docket NumberFL01 33194

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5 practice notes
  • Chapter 10: Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...87. See generally, Zechariah Martin, “Remedies for Parental Alienation in Canadian Family Law” (2023) 42 CFLQ 85. 447 And see SP v BP, 2020 ABQB 331. And see Suzanne Zaccour, “Does Domestic Violence Disappear from Parental Alienation Cases? Five Lessons from Quebec for Judges, Scholars and ......
  • Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...“cure is worse than the illness”, 416 LG v RG, 2012 BCSC 1365 at para 220; Williamson v Williamson, 2016 BCCA 87. 417 And see SP v BP, 2020 ABQB 331. And see Suzanne Zaccour, “Does Domestic Violence Disappear from Parental Alienation Cases? Five Lessons from Quebec for Scholars and Policyma......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...v South (1992), 40 RFL (3d) 179 (Man CA) 217 South v South, [1998] BCJ No 962 (SC) 365 11/18/2024 10:54:48 AM Table of Cases SP v BP, 2020 ABQB 331 531 SP v RP, 2011 ONCA 336 244, 272, 332 Spadacini-Kelava v Kelava, 2020 ONSC 3277 545 Sparkes v Brewer (2001), 203 Nfld & PEIR 259 (Nfld UFC) ......
  • Doyle v Canning
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • February 24, 2022
    ...the evidence. [169] Canadian courts have found it is a high bar to overcome a mature child’s refusal to attend counselling. See: SP v BP, 2020 ABQB 331 at para 87 [SP]. Devlin J explained at para 87: “The findings of fact necessary to clear that hurdle would likely include an objectively su......
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  • Doyle v Canning
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • February 24, 2022
    ...the evidence. [169] Canadian courts have found it is a high bar to overcome a mature child’s refusal to attend counselling. See: SP v BP, 2020 ABQB 331 at para 87 [SP]. Devlin J explained at para 87: “The findings of fact necessary to clear that hurdle would likely include an objectively su......
  • Gee v. Gee
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 18, 2023
    ...[10] See, for example: Kaszap v. Volk, 2019 ONSC 4162, at paragraph 15; V.L. v. M.L., 2019 ONSC 7367, at paragraph 124; and S.P. v. B.P., 2020 ABQB 331, at paragraphs 71-72. [11] See Leelaratna v. Leelaratna, supra, at paragraphs 68-69; a list compiled by Justice Audet based on the decision......
3 books & journal articles
  • Chapter 10: Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...87. See generally, Zechariah Martin, “Remedies for Parental Alienation in Canadian Family Law” (2023) 42 CFLQ 85. 447 And see SP v BP, 2020 ABQB 331. And see Suzanne Zaccour, “Does Domestic Violence Disappear from Parental Alienation Cases? Five Lessons from Quebec for Judges, Scholars and ......
  • Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...“cure is worse than the illness”, 416 LG v RG, 2012 BCSC 1365 at para 220; Williamson v Williamson, 2016 BCCA 87. 417 And see SP v BP, 2020 ABQB 331. And see Suzanne Zaccour, “Does Domestic Violence Disappear from Parental Alienation Cases? Five Lessons from Quebec for Scholars and Policyma......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...v South (1992), 40 RFL (3d) 179 (Man CA) 217 South v South, [1998] BCJ No 962 (SC) 365 11/18/2024 10:54:48 AM Table of Cases SP v BP, 2020 ABQB 331 531 SP v RP, 2011 ONCA 336 244, 272, 332 Spadacini-Kelava v Kelava, 2020 ONSC 3277 545 Sparkes v Brewer (2001), 203 Nfld & PEIR 259 (Nfld UFC) ......