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Supreme Court of Nova Scotia

(FAMILY DIVISION)

Citation: Carroll v Richardson, 2014 NSSC 293

Date: 2014-08-07

Docket: SFHMCA-069321

Registry: Halifax

Between:

Joann Carroll

Applicant

v.

Michael Richardson

Respondent

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Judge:

The Honourable Justice Elizabeth Jollimore

 

Heard:

May 26, 27 and July 30, 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Summary:

Applications to vary maintenance.  Prospective child maintenance awarded, pursuant to tables and for braces.  Retroactive child maintenance claim dismissed.  Application to terminate spousal maintenance dismissed where recipient had not overcome the economic consequences of the relationship.

 

Key Words:

Child Maintenance Guidelines, Family, Family - child maintenance, retroactive variation, Family - spousal maintenance - application to terminate, Maintenance and Custody Act

 

Legislation:

Child Maintenance Guidelines, N.S. Reg.53/98, section 3, subsection 3(1), clause 3(1)(a), section 7, subsection 7(1), clause 7(1)(c), clause 7(1)(e), subsection 7(3), section14, subsection 14(a), Schedule III, section 1

Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175, Schedule II, Schedule III, section 3.1
Maintenance and Custody Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 160, subsection 3(1), subsection 3A(1), section 4, subsection 4(a), subsection 4(b), subsection 4(c), subsection 4(d), subsection 4(h), subsection 6(3), clause 6(2)(c), section 37

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