SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
Citation: Armoyan v. Armoyan, 2013 NSSC 433
Date: 20131125
Docket: Hfx No. 396221
Registry: Halifax
Between:
Lisa Armoyan
Plaintiff
v.
Anahid Armoyan
Defendant
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Justice Patrick J. Murray
Heard: June 13, 2013, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Written Decision: November 25, 2013
Subject: Amendment of Pleadings - Rule 83.02;
Jurisdiction - Statute of Elizabeth;
Judicature Act, s. 32A
Summary: Motion to amend pleadings;
Motion to transfer proceeding to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court (Family Division)
Issue: Should motions to amend and transfer proceedings be granted?
Result: Motion to amend granted. Neither prejudice nor bad faith established.
Motion to transfer proceeding denied. Central issue involved Statute of Elizabeth, not the Matrimonial Property Act. Provisions of Judicature Act relied upon for the Supreme Court to retain jurisdiction.
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