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Family law 2024 BCSC 2277

Linklater v. Mardukhi

The court held the consent order allowed variation, not a de novo review, and increased spousal support because the payor’s line 150 income exceeded the agreed threshold for years.

  • Variation v. review
  • Material change in circumstances
  • Retroactive spousal support
  • Income determination (line 150, fcsg)
  • Spousal support advisory guidelines
  • Repartnering/cohabitation
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Civil procedure 2023 NSSC 206

Medjuck v. Medjuck

The court allowed specific pleaded amendments that had effectively been consented to or were not prejudicial, but refused to add OSP as a plaintiff and refused derivative leave because the applicant failed to satisfy the s.4(2) statutory prerequisites (no reasonable notice to directors, lack of good faith, and substantial limitation period barriers making the derivative claim unlikely to succeed); disclosure claims were dismissed because respondents' production was adequate and non‑party requests were irrelevant or overbroad; costs awarded to defendants.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Derivative action/leave to bring action on behalf of company
  • Reasonable notice to directors
  • Good faith requirement for derivative actions
  • Limitation periods and discoverability
  • Production and disclosure obligations
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Family law 2021 BCSC 1332

Lafrentz v. Palmer

Interim family-law application for child support and expenses. The court denied retroactive reassessment back to 2000, imputed income at $138,000, and ordered ongoing support.

  • Retroactive child support
  • Imputed income
  • Post‑secondary support
  • Special and extraordinary expenses
  • Cra reassessment
  • Costs
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Family law 2019 BCSC 658

V.R. v. R.Z.

The court found deliberate financial non-disclosure, imputed income to the respondent, awarded retroactive child support, ordered trust repayment, and limited parenting time pending counselling.

  • Imputed income under guidelines
  • S.213 family law act adverse inference
  • Retroactive child support
  • Section 7 special and extraordinary expenses
  • Parenting time and guardianship allocation
  • Misappropriation of family trust funds
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Family law 2013 BCSC 873

Nijjar v. Nijjar

The court ordered disclosure of records, a parenting report, witness materials, and further trial scheduling in a contested family proceeding, while refusing immediate overnight parenting time.

  • Parenting report
  • Parental alienation
  • Production of rcmp/mcfd/medical records
  • Agent representation
  • Trial bifurcation
  • Witness lists and "will say" statements
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Family law 2011 BCSC 1420

Yarmish v. Yarmish

On family-law applications, the court refused to order private school tuition, ordered equal sharing of orthodontic and other s. 7 expenses, and referred spousal support to trial.

  • Section 7 expenses
  • Private school tuition
  • Orthodontic and medical expenses
  • Income imputation
  • Production of financial records
  • Access/time for vacations
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Family law 2010 BCSC 1013

D.L.G. v. R.A.G.

The court ordered limited third-party disclosure, found the plaintiff in contempt for several access breaches, and declined to suspend her continued access to V.

  • Custody
  • Guardianship
  • Access
  • Contempt
  • Third-party disclosure
  • Parental alienation
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Family law 2000 BCSC 1888

Michal v. Michal

Application for spousal and child maintenance. The court imputed income to the defendant, ordered support, and granted production of financial records.

  • Imputation of income
  • Child support
  • Spousal support
  • Production of financial documents
  • Costs
  • Family-law
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