Does the Superior Court of Appeal have jurisdiction to determine the outcome of a divorce?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Drysdale v. Ministry of Community and Social Services, 1984 CanLII 1780 (ON SC):
[27] It would then appear that the divorce court has jurisdiction and, if it is exercised, the proper principle is that set out in Cooper v. Cooper, supra.
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