R.H. v A.L.S., 2023 NSSC 171 Judge: Justice Samuel Moreau Subject: Primary Care; Parental Decision Making; Parenting Time Summary: The parties separated in 2020 after 13 years of marriage. The separation had been highly contentious. The father, R.H., sought primary care and decision-making responsibilities for their 8-year-old child, while reducing the mother’s parenting time. The […]
Weagle v Kendall, 2023 NSCA 47 Judge: Justice Carole A. Beaton Subject Matter: Parenting Time; Relocation The father appealed from the trial judge’s decision allowing the mother to relocate their child from Halifax to Ottawa. The appeal was allowed, and the matter sent for a rehearing with another judge. The judge erred in overemphasizing the […]
Anderson v. Anderson, 2023 SCC 13 Judge: Justice Karakatsanis Subject Matter: Absence of Legal Advice when Entering Domestic Agreements The parties were married for three years. They had both been married previously, and each entered the marriage with significant assets. They separated and signed a domestic agreement without disclosing their individual finances or seeking independent […]
Ezurike v Gbeve, 2023 NSCA 27 Judge: Chief Justice Michael J. Wood Subject Matter: Motion by written submission (Civil Procedure Rule 90.38) Justice Peter Bryson dismissed Mr. Ezurike’s motion for an extension of time to file his appeal. The proposed appeal related to a Corollary Relief Order issued by Justice Samuel Moreau of the Nova […]
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from February 2023.
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from January 2023.
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from December 2022.
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from November 2022.
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from October 2022.
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from September 2022.