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John has been the editor of Blaneys Appeals since the inception of the blog in the Summer of 2014. He is a partner at the firm with over two decades of experience handling a wide variety of litigation matters. John assists clients with matters ranging from appeals, to injunctions, to corporate, partnership, breach of contract, construction, environmental contamination, product liability, debtor-creditor, insolvency and other business litigation. He also handles complex estates and matrimonial litigation involving disputes over property and businesses, as well as professional discipline and professional negligence matters for various types of professionals. In addition, John represents amateur sports organizations in contentious matters, and also advises them in matters of internal governance. John can be reached at 416-593-2953 or jpolyzogopoulos@blaney.com.

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Good morning.

There were four substantive decisions of the Court of Appeal last week.

Two were family law decisions. In Climans v. Latner, the Court confirmed that parties can be “spouses” for the purposes of spousal support under the Family Law Act even if they keep separate residences. The trial judge ordered over $50,000 per month in support for an indefinite period, having found that the “Rule of 65” applied. The Court of Appeal agreed that there was an entitled to support, but disagreed that the Rule of 65 applied based on the trial judge’s findings of fact. Accordingly, it reduced the duration of support from indefinite to ten years.

One decision related to a deceased’s intentions as to whether a loan made to her daughter would be forgiven upon her death or repayable to her estate. The other decision was a motion for leave to appeal a costs order arising out of litigation relating to a mortgage financing that did not materialize.

John Polyzogopoulos
Blaney McMurtry LLP
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