Zinati v. Spence
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
| Judge | J.T. Akbarali J. |
| Citation | 2020 ONSC 5231 |
| Date | 02 September 2020 |
| Docket Number | FS-20-17778 |
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24 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 30, 2023 ' February 3, 2023)
...107 C.C.C. 93 (S.C.C.), Decaen v. Decaen, 2013 ONCA 218, K.K. v. M.M., 2021 ONSC 3975, Chase v. Chase, 2020 ONSC 5083, Zinati v. Spence, 2020 ONSC 5231, A.C. v. L.L., 2021 ONSC 6530, Yohannes v. Boni, 2020 ONSC 4756, Gillespie v. Jones, 2020 ONSC 2558, A.T. v. V.S., 2020 ONSC 4198, R.S.P. v......
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Remedies Available Under Provincial and Territorial Legislation
...ONSC 5083, applying Droit de la famille — 20641, 2020 QCCS 1462; see also Droit de la famille — 20682, 2020 QCCS 1547; Zinati v Spence, 2020 ONSC 5231; Fortier v Fortier, 2020 SKQB 243. And see Jonathan Richardson & Alison Southern, “COVID 19: Parenting Challenges” County of Carleton Law As......
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J.N. v C.G.
...to decision-making, parenting time, travel, and education. In Chase v. Chase, 2020 ONSC 5083, 151 O.R. (3d) 422, Zinati v. Spence, 2020 ONSC 5231 and A.C. v. L.L., 2021 ONSC 6530 – all decided at a time when the Ontario government deemed in-person classes safe – the court held......
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A.C. v. L.L.
...is reasonable in the circumstances for most people and that it will be modified as circumstances require. [14] See also: Zinati v. Spence 2020 ONSC 5231, at para. 27; Nolet v. Nolet 2020 ONSC 5285, at para. 25; El Haddad v. Shakur, 2020 ONSC 5541, at para. 14; Chase v. Chase, 2020 ONSC 5083......
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19 cases
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A.C. v. L.L.
...is reasonable in the circumstances for most people and that it will be modified as circumstances require. [14] See also: Zinati v. Spence 2020 ONSC 5231, at para. 27; Nolet v. Nolet 2020 ONSC 5285, at para. 25; El Haddad v. Shakur, 2020 ONSC 5541, at para. 14; Chase v. Chase, 2020 ONSC 5083......
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Credland v. Cymbalisty
...at p. 12. [22] See El Haddad v. Shakur, 2020 ONSC 5541, at para. 14; Nolet v. Nolet, 2020 ONSC 5285, at para. 25; Zinati v. Spence, 2020 ONSC 5231, at para. 27; and Shaw v. Gauthier, 2021 ONSC 5790, at para. [23] See Vaillancourt et al., Children and Schools During Covid-19 and Beyond: Enga......
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G.L.F. v. E.K.G.
...[35]      The mother cited the factors set out by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Zinati v. Spence, 2020 ONSC 5231 (CanLII), as a useful set of factors to be considered in this case.  In Zinati, the court was determining whether a six-year-old should r......
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A.P. v. L.K.
...activities be made by the parent who accepts the public health concerns presented by the pandemic. [57] In Zinati v. Spence, 2020 ONSC 5231, I addressed a motion where the applicant father wanted the parties’ children to learn virtually, while the respondent mother wanted the children to re......
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3 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 30, 2023 ' February 3, 2023)
...107 C.C.C. 93 (S.C.C.), Decaen v. Decaen, 2013 ONCA 218, K.K. v. M.M., 2021 ONSC 3975, Chase v. Chase, 2020 ONSC 5083, Zinati v. Spence, 2020 ONSC 5231, A.C. v. L.L., 2021 ONSC 6530, Yohannes v. Boni, 2020 ONSC 4756, Gillespie v. Jones, 2020 ONSC 2558, A.T. v. V.S., 2020 ONSC 4198, R.S.P. v......
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What If Separating Parents Disagree Over Vaccinating Their Children?
...court decisions involving virtual vs. in-person schooling during the pandemic such as Chase v Chase 2020 ONSC 5083 and Zinati v Spence 2020 ONSC 5231 largely deferred to public health guidelines in deciding whether children should be enrolled in virtual school. The short answer is this: whe......
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Back To School Amid Covid-19?
...one of DSF's family lawyers, Katelyn Bell, the court affirmed a test previously set out in another very recent case, Zinati v. Spence, 2020 ONSC 5231. This test summarizes the factors determined in the (sparse) case law on the question of whether it is in the child's best interest to be sch......
1 books & journal articles
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Remedies Available Under Provincial and Territorial Legislation
...ONSC 5083, applying Droit de la famille — 20641, 2020 QCCS 1462; see also Droit de la famille — 20682, 2020 QCCS 1547; Zinati v Spence, 2020 ONSC 5231; Fortier v Fortier, 2020 SKQB 243. And see Jonathan Richardson & Alison Southern, “COVID 19: Parenting Challenges” County of Carleton Law As......
