Nov 14, 2014

Ontario First: Inter Jurisdictional Spousal Support

Supreme Court of Canada has recently denied leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Knowles v. Lindstrom, thereby taking a broad view of the ability of Canadian courts to take jurisdiction over spousal support cases. The combination of generous spousal support laws operating within a generously circumscribed jurisdiction may well encourage Ontario as the jurisdiction of choice for those support seekers who can claim a connection.

Read the full paper by Sarah Boulby

Photography by thetaxhaven

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