Is there any case law where the respondent informed the court by telephone that the claimant had accepted the jurisdiction of the court?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Buchanan v Buchanan, 2020 BCSC 1209 (CanLII):
Finally, in Gnanaseelan v. Gnanaseelan, 2011 BCSC 1824, the respondent informed the court orally that he had spoken to the claimant by telephone and indicated that the claimant did not oppose the application. Nevertheless, Griffin J., as she then was, declined to find the claimant had accepted the jurisdiction of the court. The claimant had provided no evidence nor appeared before her.
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