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Family law 2020 BCSC 1663

Lopes v. Wolff

Court varied spousal support after the payor’s income dropped, set new monthly support at $2,171, and reduced arrears but declined to cancel them entirely.

  • Variation of support
  • Arrears reduction/cancellation
  • Spousal support advisory guidelines
  • Imputed income
  • Undue hardship
  • Spousal-support
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Family law 2019 BCSC 1837

Omara v. Hegazy

The court refused to cancel spousal support arrears, but suspended enforcement temporarily. Ongoing support was ended by consent and FMEP-held funds were released to the claimant.

  • Spousal support
  • Arrears reduction/cancellation
  • Suspension of enforcement
  • Change in circumstances
  • Disability and incapacity
  • Spousal-support
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Family law 2015 BCSC 1732

N.M. v. G.M.

Court varied child support retroactively and prospectively, held three children had ceased to be children of the marriage on specific dates, and directed arrears to be recalculated.

  • Retroactive variation
  • Definition of child of the marriage
  • Income imputation
  • Arrears reduction/cancellation
  • Shared parenting set-off
  • Retroactive-child-support-variation
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Family law 2014 BCSC 2181

Lightle v. Kotar

The court continued a temporary reduction in child and spousal support after finding the respondent remained unemployed, but declined to cancel 2013 arrears.

  • Variation of support
  • Arrears reduction/cancellation
  • Income imputation
  • Disclosure and production of financial information
  • Procedural discretion to hear applications in non-compliance
  • Child-support
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Family law 2014 BCSC 637

Kennedy v. Kennedy

Father sought to vary child support arrears after an income drop. The court reduced arrears by one year, cancelled accrued interest, and left the original support order in place.

  • Variation of child support
  • Arrears reduction/cancellation
  • Income imputation
  • Guideline income
  • Interest on arrears
  • Costs
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Family law 2013 BCSC 222

Branisky v. Kunert

The court imputed the payor’s income at $30,000, set child support at $269 monthly, cancelled spousal support, dismissed arrears relief, and made parenting orders.

  • Guideline income imputation
  • Arrears reduction/cancellation
  • Separation agreement effect
  • Maintenance enforcement act notice
  • Step-parent support (s.5 guidelines)
  • Child-support
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Family law 2006 BCCA 482

Girard v. Girard

The Court of Appeal upheld an order reducing support arrears to $36,000, finding no reviewable error in the chambers judge's assessment of unfairness and disclosure.

  • Spousal support
  • Child support
  • Variation of maintenance
  • Arrears reduction/cancellation
  • Financial disclosure
  • Capacity to pay
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Family law 2003 BCSC 2

R.M.E. v. R.A.E.

The court dismissed a father's application to vary child support and cancel arrears, finding him intentionally under-employed and imputing income of $50,300.

  • Variation of child support
  • Imputation of income
  • Arrears reduction/cancellation
  • Federal child support guidelines s.19(1)
  • Child-support-variation
  • Imputed-income
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