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Family law 2025 BCSC 1737

A.B.C. v. D.E.F.

Family law trial on property division, support, and parenting. The court ordered sale of the former family home, set support and security orders, and deferred business-trust division.

  • Division of family property
  • Family debt allocation
  • Compensating payments
  • Adverse inference for non-disclosure
  • Imputation of income
  • Shareholder loans and non-taxable benefits
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Family law 2020 ONCA 772

McMurter v. McMurter

Adverse credibility findings made at a prior trial that were necessary to resolve income and security issues do not, standing alone, give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias; where the recusal motion is a collateral attempt to relitigate those findings and the judge's continued involvement promotes efficient and fair case management, recusal is not warranted.

  • Spousal support
  • Security for spousal support
  • Recusal
  • Reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Disclosure
  • Enforcement
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Family law 2020 BCSC 1797

Karringten v. Morrisonn

The Master refused to let the respondent withdraw an admission on separation date, upheld interim spousal support, ordered sale of East 7th Avenue, and awarded the claimant an interim distribution.

  • Withdrawal of judicial admission
  • Date of separation
  • Interim spousal support
  • Imputation of income
  • Sale of family property
  • Interim distribution under s.89 fla
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Family law 2015 BCSC 439

T.N. v. J.C.N.

Financial and support issues were decided after a long family law trial, including asset equalization, goodwill valuation, spousal support, child support, and therapy costs.

  • Division of family assets
  • Valuation of goodwill
  • Retroactive spousal support
  • Imputation of income
  • Security for spousal support
  • Allocation of s.7 child support expenses
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Family law 2013 BCSC 2196

Jendruck v. Jendruck

Family trial on divorce, spousal support and property division. The court ordered monthly and retroactive support, equalized assets with set-offs, and granted a divorce.

  • Retroactive spousal support
  • Imputation of income
  • Equal division of family assets
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Costs
  • Security for spousal support
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Family law 2012 NSSC 285

Breed v. Breed

Given the parties' acrimonious relationship, the petitioner's demonstrated history of disposing and encumbering property without the respondent's knowledge and her proven dishonesty on key documents, the court refused to impose or maintain joint tenancy as security; held that accounts jointly held with petitioner's mother are not exempt from matrimonial assets and awarded respondent a one‑quarter interest of $291,000 (25% = $72,750); characterized portfolio growth as income for support considerations; declined to define future primary care; and denied any retroactive spousal support because p…

  • Security for spousal support
  • Characterization of investment growth as income
  • Joint accounts and matrimonial asset exemption
  • Primary care/residence for child support
  • Retroactive spousal support
  • Disclosure and credibility
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Family law 2008 BCSC 1024

J.M. v. L.D.M.

The court declined to secure spousal support against the defendant’s estate, ordered annual post-dated cheques, awarded costs to the plaintiff, and left the support start date unchanged.

  • Security for spousal support
  • Jurisdiction to bind payor's estate
  • Life insurance as security
  • Post-dated cheques
  • Commencement date of support
  • Variation
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Family law 2008 BCSC 531

Lucik v. Lucik

The court held the defendant’s severance was not a family asset, reapportioned the home proceeds 75/25 in the plaintiff’s favour, fixed spousal support at $1,600 monthly, and denied security.

  • Severance pay characterization
  • Reapportionment under s.65 fra
  • Compensation for dissipation under s.66(2)(c) fra
  • Security for spousal support
  • Spousal support quantum, duration and review
  • Family-law
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