What is the standard of relevancy and proportionality in disclosure in the context of a family law case?

Manitoba, Canada


The following excerpt is from Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation v. Kachurowski, 2018 MBQB 159 (CanLII):

This court recently reviewed the standard of relevancy and proportionality in the context of disclosure in the context of a family law case. In my opinion, those comments are equally applicable here, especially in view of the nature of the disclosure being sought in both cases. In Friedman v. Friedman, 2018 MBQB 91, [2018] M.J. No. 155, Johnston J. held:

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