January 31, 2022 – Ordering Life Insurance

“Pursuant to s. 34(1)(i) of the Family Law Act, a court may order that a paying spouse who has a policy of life insurance designate the other spouse or child as a beneficiary irrevocably. Pursuant to s. 34(1)(k), the court has the authority to order a paying spouse to obtain an insurance policy to secure payment of a support order following the payor’s death: Katz v. Katz, 2014 ONCA 606, 377 D.L.R. (4th) 264, at para. 67. Both subsections may be applied on an interim basis.”

            Bandyopadhyay v. Chakraborty, 2019 ONSC 802 (CanLII) at 31