Can a vesting order be granted in a family law case?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Newton v. Newton, 2014 ONSC 2757 (CanLII):

As observed in Lynch v. Segal, the court has a broad discretion to grant a vesting order in the particular circumstances of a case to permit the court to deal with property in accordance with the judgment of the court. In the family law context, it is in the nature of an enforcement order.

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