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Murphy v. Hancock

Court Supreme Court
Date 2011-05-25
Citation 2011 NSSC 197
Docket SFHMCA 055370
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator O'Neil, Lawrence I. (Honourable Associate Chief Justice, Family Division)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - Murphy v. Hancock - 2011 NSSC 197 - 2011-05-25 - Decision

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA

(FAMILY DIVISION)

Citation: Murphy v. Hancock, 2011 NSSC 197

 

Date: 20110525

Docket: SFHMCA 055370

Registry: Halifax

Between:

Lindsay Jamie Murphy

Applicant

v.

 

Dion Ray Hancock

Respondent

 

 

LIBRARY HEADING

 

 

Judge:             The Honourable Associate Chief Justice Lawrence I. O’Neil

 

Heard:                        February 14, 15 and 21, 2011, in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Written Decision:       May 25, 2011

 

Keywords:                  Shared Parenting

 

Legislation:                Nova Scotia Maintenance and Custody Act

 

Summary:                   The parties were in a shared parenting arrangement that included “mid-week” transitions. They agreed that the mid-week transitions during the school year should end. The applicant sought an order with the respondent’s parenting time reduced significantly and primary care with her. The respondent sought a continuation of shared parenting on an alternating week basis.

 

The court discussed the governing principles and ordered shared parenting on an alternating week basis.

 

 

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