SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
(FAMILY DIVISION)
Citation: Pierce v. MacIntyre 2010 NSCC 84
Date: 20100323
Docket: 1217-000359
Registry: Port Hawkesbury
Between:
John Robert Pierce
Applicant
v.
Debbie Marie MacIntyre
Respondent
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Justice Moira C. Legere Sers
Heard: February 8, 2010, in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
Subject: Application by applicant to have the oldest child removed from the child support order and to have a change in custody to joint custody
Summary: The parents had agreed on a child sharing arrangement, requiring consultation and sharing of extracurricular expenses, medical expenses, post secondary expenses and consultation and agreement on transfer times and contact between the parents. One party exhibited no intention to comply with the consent order. One child is independent.
Issue: Parenting arrangement, access, child support adjustment, apportionment of special expenses, arrears.
Result: Order adjusted to reflect actual parenting responsibilities. Child support ordered payable to the parent who exercised the financial responsibility.
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