Appeal from a family law order dismissed. The court upheld equal shared parenting, refused retroactive and ongoing child support, and allowed costs to the respondent.
Ces motifs de la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique règlent un litige parental: garde conjointe, horaires partagés 2-2-5-5, pension, sanction et dépens.
Oral reasons in a high-conflict family matter set travel, passport, soccer, child support, and communication orders, while dismissing the claimant’s fines application.
Family law trial on parenting, property, debt, pension, support and costs. The court fixed separation at November 13, 2019 and ordered equal division, with special costs to the claimant.
The Court of Appeal allowed a family law appeal and granted the mother final decision-making authority, finding the judge failed to apply the mandatory best-interests factors.
The court found Ms. Byrne failed to support equal parenting time, refused the requested variations, and granted Mr. Visser make-up parenting time, counselling, and a limited police assistance clause.
Court accepted that Phoenix pay stubs were unreliable, used T1 income figures: D.J.'s 2018 T1 income $94,202.73 less union dues = $92,676.48 (for prospective support); included and grossed-up the 2017 Workers' Compensation benefit so 2017 table income = $132,535.00; concluded D.J. engaged in blameworthy conduct by failing to disclose tax returns; awarded retroactive child support for specified periods and varied the Consent Order to joint custody with a shared parenting schedule, kept M.R. as final decision-maker for major decisions if parents cannot agree, set prospective monthly set-off chi…
Appeal dismissed from a parenting order. The court upheld exclusion of a covert audio recording, found no reversible misapprehension of evidence, and rejected the bias allegation.
Family law trial on parenting, support, property and debt after separation. The court ordered a modified parenting schedule, retroactive support, and divided assets and debts.
Court concluded shared parenting was not workable given persistent high conflict, lack of cooperative communication, and evidence the Father inconsistently prioritized the child’s needs; accordingly ordered joint custody with primary residence to Mother, parenting time for Father overnight Wednesdays and every second weekend effective July 1, 2014, granted Mother final decision-making authority after consultation, set child support at $420/month based on $50,000 annual income with annual June 1 income disclosure and July 1 adjustments, and directed section 7 expenses be shared proportionate t…