Legal Opinion Letter (Recognition of Foreign Divorce in Ontario) (ON)

Summary

This precedent is a standard letter providing a legal opinion on the recognition of foreign divorce in Ontario. This precedent includes practical guidance and drafting notes. A legal opinion letter on the recognition of a foreign divorce includes instructions from a lawyer to their client on whether they believe that the client's foreign divorce should be recognized in Ontario and the reasons why it should be recognized. For information on the jurisdictional issues surrounding a divorce, see the practice note: Divorce: Jurisdictional Issues (BC). For information on the grounds for divorce and annulments, see the practice note: Grounds for Divorce and Annulment (ON). For information on the procedure to file a divorce, see the practice note: Divorce Application Procedure (ON). For information on marriages, see the practice note: Marriage (ON). For examples of court documents used in simple or joint divorce proceedings, see the precedents: Application (Simple Divorce) (Sample 1) (ON), ...