Can a party be imprisoned for contempt of court if they repeatedly fail to attend an examination in aid of execution?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Doobay v. Diamond, 2010 ONSC 3554 (CanLII):
The case of Kopyto v. Clarfield[8] shows that when a party repeatedly fails to attend an examination in aid of execution, and engages in attempts to frustrate the examination in aid of execution process, that person may be imprisoned for contempt.
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