SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
(FAMILY DIVISION)
Citation: Fraser v. Fraser, 2011 NSSC 411
Date: 20111109
Docket: 1206‑005828
Registry: Sydney
Between:
Elliott Kenneth Fraser
Petitioner
v.
Esther Leanne Fraser
Respondent
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Associate Chief Justice Lawrence I. O’Neil
Written Decision: November 9, 2011
Issues: Child and spousal support calculations
Keywords: Spousal Support; Matrimonial debt
Legislation: Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.3 (2nd Supp.)
Summary: The parties separated after 16 years of marriage. Their three children are in the primary care of the father. He earns $170,000 per year. The mother earns $35,000 per year. Child support payable to the father was ordered. The father was ordered to pay spousal support of $1,400, less than the Spousal Support Guideline amount. The father was solely servicing substantial matrimonial debt.
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