Canada Case Law

Amamio v. Fraser

Court

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia

Applying s.18(6) and s.18H(4) of the PSA with the burden on each parent because of substantially equal shared parenting, the court found both parents capable but concluded the mother’s plan better served the child’s stability (employment stability, existing family doctor, schooling in Dartmouth), that relocation to primary care with mother on Sept 1, 2026 best met the child’s interests, and imposed a detailed parenting time regimen for the non-residential parent plus guideline child support of $842/month from that date.

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• Best interests of the child
• Relocation under psa
• Shared parenting burden
• Parenting schedule
• Child support calculation
• Decision-making authority

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Boyd v Waller

Court

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia

The court awarded costs as a lump sum limited to the successful parenting issue only, allocating 80% of trial time to parenting (15% to decision-making, 5% to child support), concluded Tariff C was applicable but a lump sum was appropriate given non-monetary nature; adjusted the successful party's share of reasonable fees (derived from stated fees) for delay and conduct, and thereby fixed a reduced lump sum costs award in favour of the Applicant.

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• Shared parenting
• Variation of order
• Imputed income
• Section 7 expenses
• Costs assessment
• Tariff vs lump sum

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K.C.W.G. v. K.M.C.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court varied child support and s. 7 expenses effective July 1, 2024, reduced the mother’s imputed income to $45,000, and ordered the father to pay $184.53 for unpaid soccer costs.

• Variation of child support
• Imputation of income
• S.7 special expenses
• Retroactivity of support
• Breach of parenting order and sanctions
• S.211 views of the child report

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Lange v. Lange

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Oral reasons in a high-conflict family matter set travel, passport, soccer, child support, and communication orders, while dismissing the claimant’s fines application.

• Final decision-making authority
• Parenting schedule
• Child support calculation and offsets
• Travel authorization and passports
• Communication protocols (our family wizard)
• Fines under family law act

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