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Hamilton v. Samland

Court Supreme Court
Date 2013-09-18
Citation 2013 NSSC 282
Docket SFHMCA 030902
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Jollimore, Elizabeth (Honourable Justice)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - Hamilton v. Samland - 2013 NSSC 282 - 2013-09-18 - Decision

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SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
(FAMILY DIVISION)
Citation: Hamilton v. Samland, 2013 NSSC 282

Date: 2013-09-18
Docket: SFHMCA 030902
Registry: Halifax

Between:

 Lindsey Marie Hamilton

Applicant

v.

 

Markus Erin Helmut Samland

Respondent

                                                LIBRARY HEADING

 

Judge:             The Honourable Justice Elizabeth Jollimore

Heard:                        September 12, 2013

Summary:                   Application to vary child maintenance retroactively and prospectively.  Prospective variation allowed, retroactive variation dismissed on basis of hardship. 

Key words:                 child maintenance, variation application, retroactive, hardship, Child Maintenance Guidelines

Legislation:                 Maintenance and Custody Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 160, section 37
Child Maintenance Guidelines, N.S. Reg. 53/98, section 14, subsection 17(1) 

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