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Family law 2025 BCSC 37

C.M.L. v. A.J.

The court varied a family order to equal 14-on/14-off parenting, recalculated child support, dismissed special-expense and trust-fund claims, and split report costs equally.

  • Parenting time variation
  • Material change of circumstances
  • Best interests of the child
  • Hear the child report
  • Guideline child support calculation
  • Trust funds in solicitor's trust
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Wills and estates 2024 BCSC 1139

Epic Restoration Services Inc. v. Fuller

The court dismissed post-trial applications seeking to hold an executor personally liable under WESA and to enforce costs against him, without prejudice to renewed proceedings.

  • Personal representative liability
  • Wesa s.149(1), s.150, s.137, s.96
  • Standing and joinder
  • Costs awards and enforcement
  • Tracing and asset disposition
  • Res judicata and collateral attack
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Civil procedure 2023 BCCA 202

Dempsey v. Pagefreezer Software Inc.

The Court of Appeal found Mr. Dempsey in civil contempt for breaching sealing and protective orders and for failing to pay a prior contempt fine.

  • Civil contempt
  • Sealing/protective orders
  • Failure to pay fine
  • Special costs
  • Vexatious litigant
  • Civil-contempt
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Family law 2020 BCSC 1993

Maryoush v. Ibrahim

The court struck pleadings for persistent disclosure non-compliance, entered default judgment, granted injunctive relief, imposed a $5,000 fine, and fixed child support.

  • Disclosure
  • Striking pleadings
  • Default judgment
  • Child support imputation
  • Injunction
  • Declaration of ownership
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Family law 2017 BCSC 2045

Hall v. Zaidel

In this family law decision, the court addressed child support, spousal support variation, primary residence of the children, and special expenses, varying the order in part.

  • Retroactive child support
  • Variation of spousal support
  • Child of the marriage (majority)
  • Primary residence determination
  • Shared parenting (guidelines s.9)
  • Section 7 special expenses
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Family law 2016 BCSC 2152

Ford v. Ford

The court declined to end spousal support, refused to impute income to the respondent, and ordered retroactive support, s. 7 expense sharing, and related set-offs.

  • Spousal support review and duration
  • Income imputation
  • Post-separation income sharing
  • Section 7 expenses
  • Parenting coordinator fees
  • Retroactive support
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Family law 2014 BCSC 2324

Reid v. Reid

The court declined to vary the income formula, rejected additional income imputations, found contempt for missed special expenses and notebook recording, and awarded special costs.

  • Child support recalculation
  • Special or extraordinary expenses (s.7)
  • Imputed income and business expenses
  • Financial disclosure
  • Contempt proceedings
  • Parenting time restrictions
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Family law 2014 BCSC 1549

B.L.S. v. E.J.S.

Court varied child support and post-secondary support orders, found E. was no longer a child of the marriage effective June 1, 2014, cancelled arrears, and awarded costs to the father.

  • Family law act s.146
  • Divorce act s.2(1)
  • Federal child support guidelines s.3(2)
  • S.7 special and extraordinary expenses
  • Variation of child support order
  • Fmep enforcement
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Administrative law 2013 BCSC 659

De Silva v. Fraser Health Authority

The court found the plaintiff had repeatedly re-litigated the same accommodation and union-representation issues across several forums and declared her a vexatious litigant under s. 18.

  • Vexatious litigant
  • Duty to accommodate
  • Duty of fair representation
  • Garnishment of disability benefits
  • Res judicata/abuse of process
  • Leave to appeal
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Family law 2012 BCSC 911

M. W. B. v. A. R. B.

Supplementary reasons on post-judgment family matters, including costs, access, sale of property, and a private section 15 report.

  • Section 15 report
  • Parental alienation
  • Enforcement of court orders
  • Access schedule
  • Sale of commercial property
  • Costs awards
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