Is a consent order a final judgment?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Janmohamed v. Janmohamed, 2016 BCSC 513 (CanLII):
It is well-settled that a consent order is a final judgment which embodies the agreement of the parties and can be enforced as such, subject to certain limited exceptions. In Shackleton v. Shackleton, 1999 BCCA 704, the court stated:
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