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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 [...]

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 [...]