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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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