Best v. Young, (1999) 3 B.C.T.C. 366 (SC)

• Judge: Martinson, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: December 18, 1998
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: (1999), 3 B.C.T.C. 366 (SC)

Best v. Young (1999), 3 B.C.T.C. 366 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [1999] B.C.T.C. TBEd. FE.126

Karie Mariann Best, an infant by her guardian ad litem, Sally Marion Bengston (petitioner/plaintiff) v. Jeffrey Young (respondent/applicant)

(S07724)

Indexed As: Best v. Young

British Columbia Supreme Court

New Westminster

Martinson, J.

January 21, 1999.

Summary:

A father applied for, inter alia, a variation of child support and cancellation of arrears. He submitted that he had married, had a one year old child and two step children and his present responsibilities made it impossible for him to pay the arrears.

The British Columbia Supreme Court summarized the basic principles applicable to variation of support and cancellation of arrears. The court declined to cancel the father's arrears.

Family Law - Topic 2523

Maintenance of wives and children - Enforcement - Orders - Arrears of main­tenance - See paragraphs 10 to 56.

Family Law - Topic 2525

Maintenance of wives and children - Enforcement - Orders - Variation - See paragraphs 10 to 56.

Cases Noticed:

Earle v. Earle (1999) 3 B.C.T.C. 334 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 6].

Turecki v. Turecki (1989), 35 B.C.L.R.(2d) 51 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Reid v. Reid (1992), 12 B.C.A.C. 67; 23 W.A.C. 67; 40 R.F.L.(3d) 92 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Heiden v. Director of Maintenance En­forcement (B.C.) - see Heiden v. Hei­den.

Heiden v. Heiden (1995), 66 B.C.A.C. 301; 108 W.A.C. 301; 16 B.C.L.R.(3d) 48 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Cherry v. Cherry (1996), 76 B.C.A.C. 202; 125 W.A.C. 202; 24 B.C.L.R.(3d) 158 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Johnston v. Johnston (1997), 87 B.C.A.C. 133; 143 W.A.C. 133 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Weinstein et al. v. Weinstein (1997), 92 B.C.A.C. 143; 150 W.A.C. 143; 38 B.C.L.R.(3d) 103 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

McIvor v. McIvor - see McIvor v. Direc­tor of Maintenance Enforcement (B.C.) et al.

McIvor v. Director of Maintenance En­forcement (B.C.) et al. (1998), 105 B.C.A.C. 221; 171 W.A.C. 221; 48 B.C.L.R.(3d) 367 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Ward v. Ward (1998), 105 B.C.A.C. 175; 171 W.A.C. 175; 37 R.F.L.(4th) 163 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Wang v. Wang (1998), 110 B.C.A.C. 302; 178 W.A.C. 302; 164 D.L.R.(4th) 146 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

McLaughlin v. McLaughlin (1998), 113 B.C.A.C. 224; 184 W.A.C. 224 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Thorne v. Thorne (1998), 115 B.C.A.C. 43; 189 W.A.C. 43 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Haisman v. Haisman (1994), 157 A.R. 47; 77 W.A.C. 47; 7 R.F.L.(4th) 1 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1995), 195 N.R. 159; 181 A.R. 79; 116 W.A.C. 79 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 8].

Willick v. Willick, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 760; 173 N.R. 321; 125 Sask.R. 81; 81 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. 8].

Dithurbide v. Dithurbide (1996), 23 R.F.L.(4th) 127 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 8].

Jones v. Anhorn, [1998] B.C.T.C. Uned. 712 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 8].

Statutes Noticed:

Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 3, sect. 26.1(2) [para. 40].

Counsel:

Madeline Hall, for the Director of Main­tenance Enforcement and Karie Best;

Jeffrey Young, on his own behalf.

This application was heard on December 18, 1998, at New Westminster, British Col­umbia, before Martinson, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who released the following judgment on January 21, 1999.