Can a judge transfer property under the guise of support?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ghent v. Busse, 2021 ONSC 3278 (CanLII):
Lastly, a judge cannot transfer property in the guise of support: see Davis v. Crawford, 2011 ONCA 294, at para. 29. The alternative claim is dismissed.
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