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Family law 2017 BCSC 197

Truter v. Truter

On appeal in a family law support dispute, the court set aside the Provincial Court order and directed a new hearing because of legal and jurisdictional errors.

  • Section 7 federal child support guidelines
  • Special and extraordinary expenses
  • Set-off of child support against property debt
  • Provincial court jurisdiction
  • Retroactive support
  • Standards of appellate review
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Civil procedure 2008 BCSC 1274

Kanani v. Misiurna

The court held the plaintiff had sufficient reason to start the action in Supreme Court and awarded costs under Rule 66, despite a recovery within Small Claims jurisdiction.

  • Entitlement to costs
  • Rule 66
  • Rule 57(10)
  • Small claims jurisdiction
  • Forum selection
  • Assessment of claim value
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Family law 2008 BCSC 781

Trif v. Trif

Matrimonial dispute over custody, guardianship, foreign and local property division, and child-related orders. The court ordered alternating annual residence, travel limits, and related family finance orders.

  • Custody
  • Guardianship (joyce model)
  • Relocation/move-away
  • Division of foreign property
  • Equalization of family property and debts
  • Passports and travel restrictions
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Civil procedure 2006 BCCA 422

Reimann v. Aziz

The Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal a costs order after a Rule 66 trial, raising whether a plaintiff must reassess forum choice when damages fall within Provincial Court limits.

  • Rule 57(10)
  • Rule 66(29)
  • Transfer to provincial court
  • Proportionality of costs
  • Leave to appeal
  • Costs
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Civil procedure 2005 BCSC 1658

Hodgson v. Walker

The court dismissed a plaintiff’s costs application, finding he had not justified starting a low-value personal injury claim in Supreme Court.

  • Forum selection
  • Transfer to provincial court
  • Small claims jurisdiction
  • Supreme court civil rules rule 57(10)
  • Onus to justify forum choice
  • Entitlement to costs
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