S. E. v. A. E.

S. E. v. A. E.

Divorce is granted; sole custody awarded to the father because that arrangement and a structured, staged access regime with mandatory counselling and restricted direct communication between parents best serves the children's welfare; child support fixed at $588 monthly per Federal Support Guidelines; remaining family asset of $3,000 divided equally; parties are joint guardians with specified decision-making and review rights.

Citation
2003 BCSC 586
Parties
Plaintiff: S. E.; Defendant: A. E.
Court
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
17 April 2003
Procedural Posture
Divorce (family Law) / Reasons for Judgment (trial)
Outcome
Divorce granted; children placed in sole custody of father; permanent child maintenance ordered; specific access regime and counselling ordered; joint guardianship with specified rights; remaining asset divided; parties bear their own costs; court seized of future access applications.
Legal Topics
Custody, Access/supervised Access, Child Maintenance, Division of Assets, Joint Guardianship, Counselling, Communication Orders
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Child Custody Child Support Guardianship Access/visitation Custody Access/supervised Access +5 more

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Parties

S. E.

Plaintiff

A. E.

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Divorce (family Law) / Reasons for Judgment (trial)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether divorce should be granted
  2. 2 Who should have custody of the children
  3. 3 Terms and scope of mother's access to the children

Ratio Decidendi

Divorce is granted; sole custody awarded to the father because that arrangement and a structured, staged access regime with mandatory counselling and restricted direct communication between parents best serves the children's welfare; child support fixed at $588 monthly per Federal Support Guidelines; remaining family asset of $3,000 divided equally; parties are joint guardians with specified decision-making and review rights.

Court Disposition

Divorce granted; children placed in sole custody of father; permanent child maintenance ordered; specific access regime and counselling ordered; joint guardianship with specified rights; remaining asset divided; parties bear their own costs; court seized of future access applications.

Orders

  • Divorce granted pursuant to the Divorce Act; divorce to take effect 31 days from order
  • Sole custody of the three children to the father, A. E.