Can unsworn statements be cross-examined?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bloom v Bloom, 2017 ONSC 1568 (CanLII):
17. As stated by Justice McDermid in Kapitanchuk v. Kapitanchuk unsworn statements cannot be cross-examined as they are not really under oath and are prejudicial.
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