Family Archives : 2015

Recent decision dealing with the powers of the trial readiness and case management judges in a parental alienation case.

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Summary of an interesting Supreme Court case in which the validity of the federal Child Support Guidelines was challenged in the Federal Court

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Recent court of appeal decision regarding the variation of spousal support and the foreseeability of material change.

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Recent decision in which a disabled spouse’s claim for spousal support based on need was denied by the court.

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Legal Wit — Moderately Controlled Bedlam

In the midst of legal proceedings respecting the division of family property, how the petitioner thought breaking and entering his estranged wife's home and removing a raft of chattels would assist the parties in reaching a property resolution is uncertain.

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Recent Court of Appeal decision in which pleadings were struck for failure to comply with financial disclosure orders.

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Recent decision in which the judge ruled on a motion for interim custody by creating a nesting arrangement.

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Recent decision which dealt with the use of illegally obtained evidence and hearsay in a high-conflict custody dispute.

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Recent decision which found that a provincial court judge had the discretion to order the repayment of an overpayment of spousal support.

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Recent decision which found a minor did not need a litigation guardian in order to sue a parent for child support.

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Recent decision in which an application to vary a spousal support order based on material change was dismissed.

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Recent decision in which RRSP withdrawals were included in spouse’s presumptive income for interim support purposes.

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