The moving party (husband) sought to set aside consent orders regarding the validity of a 2017 Bangladeshi divorce, arguing his consent was vitiated by the responding party's (wife's) misrepresentation that she had not remarried.
The court set aside the consent orders, finding the wife had misrepresented her marital status.
Upon reviewing the evidence de novo, the court found that the 2017 Bangladeshi divorce was valid, not obtained by fraud, and should be recognized in Canada.
Consequently, the wife's claims for spousal support were dismissed, and her claim for equalization of net family property was barred by the limitation period.
