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FAMILY COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA

Citation:   Howley v Howley, 2012  NSSC 123

 

Date: 20120119

Docket: 1206-5088

Registry: Sydney

 

Between:

Thomas Wendell Howley

Plaintiff

v.

 

Brenda A. Howley

Defendant

 

LIBRARY HEADING

 

Judge:                         The Honourable Justice M. Clare MacLellan

 

Heard:                                    December 1, 2010 and May 26, 2011

in SydneyNova Scotia

 

Final Written Submissions:   August 12, 2011 & August 15, 2011

 

Subject:                                   Matrimonial debt from family business; reconstructing finances 15                                                   years after separation.

 

Issue:                                      Establishing proof on a balance of probabilities on dated and insufficient records.  One party seeking adjusted RRSP value on insufficient evidence.  Effect of adding a new issue to litigation on trial date.                                       

 

Result:                                    Court used best values achievable on dated information to achieve division.

 

 

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