D.V. v. Cordocedo

Decided: 2026-10-05. Docket: COA-25-CV-0223. Citation: 2026 ONCA 705 (CanLII). Procedure — Persons under disability — Settlement approval motion — Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 7.08 — Did the motion judge err by failing to initialize and redact the record? — Open court principle applies to r. 7.08 motions, S.E.C. v. M.P. — Alternative relief not addressed below considered afresh — Appeal allowed in part | Procedure — Court openness — Confidentiality orders — Courts of Justice Act, ss. 135, 137 — Whether initializations and redactions are justified despite the presumption of openness — Sherman Estate v. Donovan criteria applied — Serious risk to important public interest in protecting a child’s identity found — Redactions ordered, sealing order not pursued — Appeal allowed in part | Procedur