Does the term “ordinarily resident” in the Divorce Act, 1967-68 (Can.) c.24, c.26, apply to a person who is not actually resident?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from McFadden v. Sprague, 2005 CanLII 39890 (ON SC):

In Hardy v. Hardy, [1969] 2 O.R. 865, Houlden J., in considering the words “ordinarily resident” in the Divorce Act, 1967-68 (Can.) c.24, stated at p. 2: “Ordinarily resident” and “actually resident” are not defined in the Act. From the wording of the section, it appears clear that a person may be “ordinarily resident” although he is not “actually resident”.

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