Does a vesting order need to be made against a husband who forged his wife's signature to avoid paying the equalization payment?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wehbe v Wehbe, 2016 ONSC 1445 (CanLII):
In Belton v. Belton [2010] W.D.F.L. 2010, Justice MacPherson made a vesting order with regards to a husband’s account to ensure payment of the equalization payment. The husband’s whereabouts were unknown and he had acted in bad faith incurring debts, including forging the wife’s signature, non payment of support.
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