Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
(FAMILY DIVISION)
Citation: Gillis v Gillis, 2013 NSSC 251
Date: 2013-08-08
Docket: 1201-059630
Registry: Halifax
Between:
Barbara Marion Marie Gillis
Petitioner
v.
Michael Richard Gillis
Respondent
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Judge: The Honourable Justice Elizabeth Jollimore
Heard: July 24, 2013 in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Written Decision: August 8, 2013
Key Words: change of circumstances
expense for post-secondary education
tuition tax credit
education tax credit
textbook tax credit
variation application
child support
age of majority
Legislation: Civil Procedure Rule 59.22(1)
Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, (2nd Supp.), c. 3, subsection 17(4)
Federal
Child Support Guidelines, SOR 97/175, subsection 3(2); section 4; section 7;
section 14; Schedule III, section 3.1 Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985,
(Supp. 5), c. 1, section 118.5; subsection 118.5(2); subsection 118.5(2.1)
Income Tax Act, Interpretation Bulletin, IT-516R2, December 9, 1996
Summary: Father applied to vary child
support prospectively and retroactively for child over the age of majority now
attending university. Application granted and support calculated.
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