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Family law 2025 BCSC 339

White v. White

The court dismissed the father’s requests for retroactive child-support repayment and for terminating spousal support, but granted declarations fixing when each child ceased to be a child of the marriage.

  • Child support (adult children)
  • Retroactive variation of support
  • Spousal support variation/termination
  • Material change in circumstances
  • Farden factors
  • Blameworthy conduct
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Family law 2024 BCSC 2353

Goldman v. Goldman

The court retroactively varied spousal support, found the respondent intentionally unemployed, and ordered ongoing support, with estate and expense orders.

  • Spousal support
  • Child support
  • Imputation of income
  • Financial disclosure
  • Retroactive variation
  • Fraudulent conveyance
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Family law 2024 NSSC 198

Hilchey v. Boutilier

Court found material change proven (payor income increase, changed s.7 expenses, household changes); payor failed to prove undue hardship under s.10; prospective child support set on 2023 income less union dues $69,155 -> monthly table $1,538 plus s.7 expenses $420 (total $1,958) payable in two equal installments monthly commencing July 1, 2024; retroactive child support of $24,666 awarded from July 1, 2019 due to payor's failure to disclose tax returns and blameworthy conduct, payable at $150/month (two installments of $75 on 1st and 15th) commencing July 1, 2024; health plan removal unresol…

  • Variation of corollary relief order
  • Retroactive child support
  • Undue hardship (s.10)
  • Section 7 expenses
  • Health plan enforcement
  • Information asymmetry and disclosure
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Family law 2024 BCSC 1499

Vandenberg v. Vandenberg

The court granted a partial preservation order in a family support dispute, freezing $200,000 from home-sale proceeds pending further order or agreement.

  • Preservation order
  • Mareva injunction
  • Child support
  • Financial disclosure
  • Variation of support
  • Undertaking as to damages
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Family law 2024 BCSC 648

Sullivan v. Bullock

In a family law dispute, the court added two corporations as respondents and ordered the respondent to pay $2,500 for failure to comply with disclosure obligations.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Financial disclosure enforcement
  • S.213 family law act sanctions
  • Beneficial ownership and income concealment
  • Piercing corporate veil
  • Joinder-of-parties
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Family law 2023 BCSC 649

Boonstra v. Boonstra

The court considered VAC disability benefits, pension income, and double recovery in a support review, awarding reduced spousal and retroactive child support.

  • Vac benefits inclusion
  • Double recovery (pension)
  • Guideline income calculation
  • Spousal support advisory guidelines
  • Retroactive support
  • Means and needs assessment
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Family law 2023 NSSC 115

Garnier v Garnier

Petitioner established entitlement to spousal support on compensatory and non-compensatory grounds due to long marriage, career interruption and current income disparity; income was not imputed for potential early access to locked-in pension because the superintendent's discretion and likely outcome could not be presumed and early withdrawal would be imprudent, but $1,500 annual income was imputed for unreported craft/furniture sales; having considered statutory factors and SSAGs, a monthly spousal support award of $900 was ordered retroactive to February 2022 until June 2028 (petitioner turn…

  • Spousal support
  • Entitlement
  • Imputation of income
  • Pension division
  • Spousal support advisory guidelines
  • Security for support
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Family law 2022 ONCA 598

Beaudoin v. Beaulieu

The appeal was dismissed because the motion judge correctly concluded that the appellant had repeatedly and seriously breached orders to pay support and to provide financial disclosure and that striking the pleadings as to financial matters was an appropriate and proportionate sanction given the extent and persistence of the non-compliance.

  • Spousal support
  • Child support
  • Financial disclosure
  • Striking pleadings
  • Costs
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Family law 2022 BCSC 639

L.L.E. v. R.P.E.

The court granted a renewed application for interim sale of a former family residence, finding the respondent could not secure sufficient financing to buy out the claimant.

  • Interim sale
  • Mortgage financing
  • Support arrears
  • Business use of family property
  • Joint conduct of sale
  • Interim-sale
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Family law 2021 BCCA 157

Lu v. Yao

Appeal partly allowed; support arrears reduced after the court credited additional payments and proceeds the chambers judge had overlooked.

  • Child support
  • Spousal support
  • Arrears
  • Family maintenance enforcement program
  • Allocation of property sale proceeds
  • Credibility and evidence
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