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40737

Noufal Mais v. Maha Shoman

(Saskatchewan) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2024-11-22 Close file on Leave
2024-11-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, parties, RE: Certificate of Taxation
2024-11-20 Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $1,035.31, Reg
2024-11-20 Submission of the bill of costs, Reg
2024-11-20 Certificate of taxation issued to, Tiffany M. Paulsen, K.C.
2024-01-26 Bill of costs, (Letter Form), UNDER REVIEW

filing fee - paid 2024-10-28, Completed on: 2024-11-22
Maha Shoman
2023-08-24 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2023-08-24 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2023-08-24 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, Number CACV3768, dated March 16, 2023, is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2023-07-10 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2023-06-23 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2023-06-29, (Printed version due on 2023-06-30) Noufal Mais
2023-06-19 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2023-06-28) Maha Shoman
2023-06-19 Certificate (on limitations to public access), Amended 23A rec'd 2023-06-21 Maha Shoman
2023-06-19 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-06-22, (Printed version filed on 2023-06-28) Maha Shoman
2023-05-18 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal and without formal Court of Appeal order, FILE OPENED 2023-05-18
2023-05-15 Notice of name Noufal Mais
2023-05-15 Certificate (on limitations to public access), Amended 23A rec'd 2023-05-17 Noufal Mais
2023-05-15 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), REQUIRED:
- CA order (rec'd 2023-05-29)
, Completed on: 2023-06-02, (Printed version due on 2023-05-23)
Noufal Mais

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Mais, Noufal Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Shoman, Maha Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Mais, Noufal

Counsel
Peter Sankoff
Sankoff Criminal Law
Ritchie Mill
10171 Saskatchewan Dr NW #414
Edmonton, Alberta
T6E 4R5
Telephone: (780) 655-1611
Email: peter@sankoffcriminallaw.com

Party: Shoman, Maha

Counsel
Leanne Johnson
Edge Family Law
201-75 24th Street East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 0K3
Telephone: (306) 229-9669
FAX: (306) 500-9582
Email: ljohnson@edgelaw.ca

Summary

Keywords

Family law — Financial disclosure — Civil contempt — What are the procedural requirements that must be met before a chambers justice can impose a finding of civil contempt.

Summary

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The parties were married and have two children. They separated in 2019. The respondent commenced proceedings seeking a divorce, custody, child support, spousal support and an unequal division of family property. In April 2020, the applicant was served with a notice to disclose and notice to file income information. In July 2020, the applicant was ordered to provide disclosure and income information by August 31, 2020. He made partial disclosure on September 1, 2020. At a hearing the following day, the applicant was given one month to provide the additional disclosure. In November 2020, the respondent served a notice asking that the applicant be held in contempt for failure to disclose the materials as ordered. Counsel for the parties appeared in chambers and the applicant was found guilty of civil contempt but applicant could purge his contempt by providing full and proper disclosure by January 30, 2021. The appeal with respect to the contempt finding was dismissed.

Lower court rulings

December 18, 2020
Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan

Div 801/2019 contempt order

Applicant guilty of contempt of court

March 16, 2023
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

CACV3768

Appeal with respect to contempt order dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-02-27