IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
Citation: Thor v. Thor, 2005 NSSC 139
Date: 20050601
Docket: 1207-002460(26953)
Registry: Truro
Between:
Anne Marie Thor
Petitioner
v.
Ake Helge Thor
Respondent
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Justice Charles E. Haliburton
Heard: May 2, 2005 in Truro, Nova Scotia
Supplemental to
Oral Decision: June 1, 2005
Subject: Forum Non Conveniens.
Summary: Matrimonial Law. The parties married in Sweden. Cohabitation mostly in Nova Scotia. Swedish marriage contracts, matrimonial property both real and personal in both Nova Scotia and Sweden. Husband sole wage earner, now retired and living in Sweden with Swedish Pension. There is no independent material filed as to value of Swedish assets/pension.
Issues of matrimonial assets, spousal support best dealt with in Sweden where value of assets can be determined and, orders enforced.
Result: Sweden is the Forum Conveniens.
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