(FAMILY DIVISION)
Citation: Jardine-Vissers v. Vissers, 2011 NSSC 195
Date: 20110518
Docket: 1207-003527
Registry: Halifax
Between:
Jo-Ann Elizabeth Jardine-Vissers
Petitioner/Applicant
v.
Peter Henry Vissers
Respondent
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Justice Carole A. Beaton
Date of Hearing: April 27, 2011
Date of Decision: May 18, 2011
Keywords: Divorce Act; Family - imputing income; Family - business asset; Family - interim spousal support
Legislation: Divorce Act, 1985
Caselaw: Bracklow v. Bracklow [1999] 1 S.C.R. 420
Issues: Interim Hearing on spousal support: Long term marriage; wife employed part-time and husband employed full-time in parties’ business:
(1) Is it appropriate to impute income to the wife? What are her needs?
(2) What amount of interim support should be payable by the husband? What are his means?
(3) What insurance coverage, if any, should be available to the wife?
(4) Should the husband be required to: (a) reimburse the wife for earlier consent payments owing to his failure to provide monies directly to her; and (b) reimburse their business for a dividend payment made to him?
Result: Interim Spousal Support of $1,800.00 per month payable to the Applicant. No income imputed to the Applicant. Insurance of $100,000 coverage sufficient to secure the Applicant’s interest. Respondent not required to make any reimbursement payments to Applicant given the interim nature of the decision.
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