The applicant wife and respondent husband, both Canadian and Iranian citizens, separated in Ontario.
The husband sought to recognize and enforce an Iranian divorce judgment, arguing it dealt with property and support.
The wife opposed this, arguing she did not attorn to Iranian jurisdiction and that there was no real and substantial connection to Iran for the divorce.
She also sought a declaration that the Mehr (marriage portion) enforcement did not fully determine property rights in Canada.
The court dismissed the husband's motion, finding no attornment or real and substantial connection to Iran for the divorce.
The wife's motion for declaratory relief regarding the Mehr was also dismissed, as the court found it was not appropriate for summary judgment and should be determined at trial.
