OMURA LAW BLOG

In Zhang v. Lin, 2010 ABQB 420, the Court had to consider whether to recognize in Canada a divorce granted to the husband by the Texas courts that had the effect of denying the wife child support and an equal division of the matrimonial property. Madam Justice Veit considered the common law rules and found that for public policy reasons, it would be unfair to recognize the Texas divorce. Texas did not recognize support obligations to an adult child. Also, the Texas divorce permitted the husband

When Should a Court Refuse to Recognize a Foreign Divorce?