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Taylor v. Taylor 2009 ABCA 354 The parties were married for 18 years and had two children who the parties shared parenting. The husband worked for the wife’s father until the parties separated.  The father in law’s company gave the husband a one year severance package and also compensated the wife.  The husband started his [...]

Beninger v. Beninger 2009 BCCA 458 In 2002 the parties divorced after a 27 year traditional marriage.  The Husband, who was a tax lawyer in Calgary, had his income determined to be $330,650, and spousal support set at $9000 per month and child support based on the guidelines. The Order stated  that should the husband’s [...]

EWING v. EWING (2007) ABCA: (CHILD SUPPORT) http://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/doc/2009/2009abca227/2009abca227.html The parties married in 1978, separated in 1999 and were divorced in 2002. They have two children, one born in 1988 and the other in 1994.  Both have resided continuously with their mother since the date of separation.  In 2003, the parties entered into a consent variation [...]

H.(U.V.) v. H. (M.W) (2008) BCCA 177: (CHILD SUPPORT) http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcca/doc/2008/2008bcca177/2008bcca177.html This is the leading case on the obligations of stepparents.  The issue before the court was whether it is “appropriate” as the term is used in s. 5 of the Guidelines, for a stepfather, who now has no contact with the children, to bear the [...]

Starting January 01,2010, Court Orders under the Family Law Act of Alberta can be registered with the Child Support Recalculation Program (RP).  The purpose of RP is to annually recalculate the amount of support payable on existing eligible Court Orders without the necessity of a new court application.  Instead, both those paying and receiving support [...]