O'Brien v. O'Brien,

• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Judge: Larlee, Deschênes and Richard, JJ.A.
• Neutral Citation: 2007 NBCA 22
• Citation: 2007 NBCA 22,(2007), 312 N.B.R.(2d) 302 (CA),312 NBR (2d) 302,[2007] NBJ No 114 (QL),312 N.B.R.(2d) 302,312 NBR(2d) 302,[2007] N.B.J. No 114 (QL),(2007), 312 NBR(2d) 302 (CA)
• Date: 29 March 2007
• Court: Court of Appeal (New Brunswick)

O'Brien v. O'Brien (2007), 312 N.B.R.(2d) 302 (CA);

    312 R.N.-B.(2e) 302; 806 A.P.R. 302

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Temp. Cite: [2007] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. AP.022

Renvoi temp.: [2007] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. AP.022

Marilyn O'Brien (appellant) v. Leonard O'Brien (respondent)

(108/06/CA; 2007 NBCA 22)

Indexed As: O'Brien v. O'Brien

Répertorié: O'Brien v. O'Brien

New Brunswick Court of Appeal

Larlee, Deschênes and Richard, JJ.A.

March 29, 2007.

Summary:

Résumé:

The wife in a divorce proceeding moved for an order requiring the husband to disclose certain financial information.

The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Family Division, in a judgment unreported in this series, dismissed the motion. The wife appealed.

The New Brunswick Court of Appeal allowed the appeal. The court remitted the matter to the motion judge for a proper determination of documents to be disclosed under rule 72.14 of the Rules of Court (N.B.) and s. 21 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines.

Family Law - Topic 947

Husband and wife - Marital property - Distribution orders - Practice - Financial disclosure (incl. assets and their value) - The wife's petition for divorce contained a claim for child support, spousal support and division of property - Respecting financial disclosure, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal ruled as follows: (1) the respondent husband had a duty to disclose and produce the income information required by his statutory obligations under rule 72.14(1)(a) of the Rules of Court (N.B.) and s. 21 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines; (2) the wife was entitled to seek an order for the enforcement of disclosure under rule 72.14(5) of the Rules and s. 22(1) of the Guidelines; (3) the motion judge's task was to determine whether the documentary evidence sought was relevant and, if so, determine whether it had been produced and, if not, order production - In the present case, the motion judge failed to make the above determinations - The court returned the matter to the motion judge for a proper determination.

Family Law - Topic 2415

Maintenance of wives and children - Practice - Disclosure of assets and their value -[See Family Law - Topic 947 ].

Family Law - Topic 4101

Divorce - Practice - Rules of Court - New Brunswick - [See Family Law - Topic 947 ].

Droit de la famille - Cote 947

Mari et femme - Biens matrimoniaux - Ordonnances de répartition - Procédure - Obligation de divulguer ses biens ainsi que leur valeur - [Voir Family Law - Topic 947 ].

Droit de la famille - Cote 2415

Entretien des épouses et des enfants - Procédure - Divulgation des biens et de leur valeur - [Voir Family Law - Topic 2415 ].

Droit de la famille - Cote 4101

Divorce - Procédure - Règles de procédure - Nouveau-Brunswick - [Voir Family Law - Topic 4101 ].

Cases Noticed:

Sutton v. Kay (2002), 250 N.B.R.(2d) 106; 650 A.P.R. 106; 2002 NBCA 33, consd. [para. 11].

Chernyakhovsky v. Chernyakhovsky, [2005] O.T.C. Uned. 216 (Sup. Ct.), consd. [para. 15].

MacLeod v. MacLeod (1998), 73 O.T.C. 303 (Gen. Div.), consd. [para. 16].

Statutes Noticed:

Divorce Act Regulations (Can.), Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175, sect. 21 [para. 14, Appendix A]; sect. 22(1) [para. 18, Appendix A].

Federal Child Support Guidelines - see Divorce Act Regulations (Can.).

Rules of Court (N.B.), rule 72.14(1) [para. 10, Appendix A]; rule 72.14(5) [para. 18, Appendix A].

Counsel:

Marie-Claude Bélanger-Richard, Q.C., for the appellant;

Bernard T. LeBlanc, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard on January 11, 2007, by Larlee, Deschênes and Richard, JJ.A., of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal.

The decision of the Court of Appeal was delivered in both official languages on March 29, 2007, by Larlee, J.A.