Canada Case Law

Power v. Power

Court

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia

On the evidence, focusing solely on J's best interests, the court found that Mr. Power's pattern of coercive and undermining conduct had harmed J's relationship with his mother and that Ms. Power proved that relocation to Colby Village and a change to primary care with the mother having final decision-making over sporting activities were in J's best interests; accordingly relocation was permitted effective immediately and the parenting schedule was modified with an initial reduced-contact transition period for the father.

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• Parenting
• Custody
• Relocation
• Shared parenting
• Decision-making authority
• Best interests of the child

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Stevens v. Stevens

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

In this reopened family trial, the court found the claimant entitled to spousal support on compensatory and non-compensatory grounds and set monthly amounts for past and future periods.

• Compensatory support
• Non-compensatory support
• Income determination and imputation
• Spousal support advisory guidelines
• Reopened trial
• Spousal-support

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G.W.Z. v. S.M.Z.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court awarded primary residence of two children to their father, declined retroactive child-support adjustment, fixed spousal support at $1,000 monthly, and ordered no child support from the mother at present.

• Primary residence
• Joint custody
• Retroactive child support
• Variation of spousal support
• Costs
• Primary-residence

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M.S.F.G. v. D.V.G.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court awarded sole custody to the mother, kept joint guardianship, and allowed her to relocate the children to Alberta after a best-interests analysis.

• Sole vs joint custody
• Best interests of the child
• Parental relocation/mobility
• Access/visitation
• Guardianship
• Child-custody

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Bronson v. Bronson

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court declined to decide the family property and tax-allocation dispute on summary trial, but kept spousal support in place and restrained asset dispositions pending renegotiation.

• Spousal support
• Division of family assets
• Separation agreement enforcement
• Agreement to agree
• Tax liability allocation
• Corporate debt and liability

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