Is a consent order enforceable?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lancit v Lancit, 2018 BCSC 2253 (CanLII):
It is settled law that a consent order is a final judgment which embodies an agreement by the parties and can be enforced as such, subject to certain limited exceptions. (Shackleton v. Shackleton, 1999 BCCA 704)
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