Daly v. Daly, (1980) 4 Man.R.(2d) 63 (CA)

JudgeMatas, O'Sullivan and Huband, JJ.A.
CourtCourt of Appeal (Manitoba)
Case DateJuly 17, 1980
JurisdictionManitoba
Citations(1980), 4 Man.R.(2d) 63 (CA)

Daly v. Daly (1980), 4 Man.R.(2d) 63 (CA)

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Daly v. Daly

Indexed As: Daly v. Daly

Manitoba Court of Appeal

Matas, O'Sullivan and Huband, JJ.A.

July 17, 1980.

Summary:

This case arose out of an action for divorce by a wife. In addition, after the divorce proceedings were commenced the wife commenced a separate action for partition and sale of the matrimonial home.

The Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench allowed the wife's petition for divorce and awarded her a lump sum maintenance of $65,000.00 - see 2 Man.R.(2d) 426.

The Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench dismissed the wife's action for partition and sale - see paragraphs 51 to 54 below. The husband appealed the order for lump sum maintenance in the divorce action and the wife appealed the dismissal of her action for partition and sale.

The Manitoba Court of Appeal dismissed the wife's appeal but allowed the husband's appeal in part by reducing the lump sum maintenance award from $65,000.00 to $45,000.00.

Family Law - Topic 4011

Divorce - Corollary relief - Maintenance awards - Lump sum - A husband and wife were married in 1948 and lived on the farm of the husband's father - The husband became an alcoholic and the parties separated in 1966 - Also in 1966 the husband obtained title to the farm from his father - The husband, age 67, was retired and the wife was employed and able to provide for herself - At the time of the divorce trial the farm was worth $130,000.00 and the wife had $5,000.00 in assets - The Manitoba Court of Appeal awarded the wife a lump sum of $45,000.00 for maintenance - The Court of Appeal stated that the lump sum was justified in part as compensation to the wife for the loss of her dower rights upon the granting of the divorce - See paragraphs 32 to 38.

Family Law - Topic 4011

Divorce - Corollary relief - Maintenance - Lump sum award - The Manitoba Court of Appeal stated that the purpose of a lump sum award under the Divorce Act is to provide proper maintenance rather than an equitable division of assets (see paragraph 40) - However, the Court of Appeal stated that there should be no arbitrary limits on the criteria for awarding lump sum maintenance awards - See paragraph 41.

Real Property - Topic 2286

Dower - Termination of dower by divorce - The Manitoba Court of Appeal stated that dower rights "do not survive a divorce" - See paragraph 45.

Family Law - Topic 4006

Divorce - Maintenance - Effect of separation agreement - The Manitoba Court of Appeal stated that a provision in a separation agreement providing that a wife was not entitled to maintenance does not oust the jurisdiction of the courts under s. 11 of the Divorce Act - See paragraph 33.

Family Law - Topic 637

Husband and wife - Property rights during marriage - Constructive trusts - The Manitoba Court of Appeal stated that the doctrine of constructive trusts applies to domestic property disputes - See paragraph 24.

Cases Noticed:

Kowalchuk v. Kowalchuk, [1974] 4 W.W.R. 287, refd to. [para. 22].

Rathwell v. Rathwell (1975), 19 N.R. 91; 16 R.F.L., refd to. [paras. 22, 53].

Krause v. Krause (1976), 23 R.F.L. 219, refd to. [para. 41].

Ceicko v. Ceicko (1969), 69 W.W.R. 52, folld. [para. 43].

Thompson v. Thompson, [1961] S.C.R. 3, refd to. [para. 53].

Murdoch v. Murdoch, [1974] 1 W.W.R. 361 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 53].

Meyer v. Meyer (1975), 18 R.F.L. 105, refd to. [para. 53].

Statutes Noticed:

Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. D-8, sect. 11 [para. 33].

Dower Act, R.S.M. 1970, c. D-100.

Authors and Works Noticed:

Power on Divorce (3d), p. 177 [para. 40].

Counsel:

J.L. Crawford, Q.C., for the respondent/appellant;

I.R.A. MacMillan, for the petitioner/respondent.

This appeal was heard by MATAS, O'SULLIVAN and HUBAND, JJ.A., of the Manitoba Court of Appeal on May 14, 1980.

The judgment of the Court of Appeal was delivered by HUBAND, J.A. on July 17, 1980.

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