Earle v. Earle, (1999) 3 B.C.T.C. 334 (SC)

• Judge: Martinson, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: December 02, 1998
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: (1999), 3 B.C.T.C. 334 (SC)

Earle v. Earle (1999), 3 B.C.T.C. 334 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [1999] B.C.T.C. TBEd. MR.060

Sharon Marie Earle (plaintiff) v. Robert Allen Earle (defendant)

(Docket No. A881580)

Indexed As: Earle v. Earle

British Columbia Supreme Court

New Westminster

Martinson, J.

January 18, 1999.

Summary:

Spouses separated in 1998 after five years' marriage and divorced in 1990. The spouses had joint custody of their two sons, now aged 14 and 13, with the mother being the primary caregiver and the father having reasonable access. The father agreed to pay $350 per month support for each son. Sev­eral months thereafter, the mother agreed to accept $200 per month per child. In 1998, the mother moved to Alberta with the sons and her fiancé. The father applied for a variation of child support to comply with the Federal Child Support Guidelines and for the cancellation of arrears.

The British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed the application to vary the existing maintenance order of $200 per month per child. The application to cancel arrears was dismissed. Arrears were fixed at $21,400, with enforcement of payment suspended for at least one year. Specified access was ordered, with the mother to bear the trans­portation costs.

Family Law - Topic 2020

Custody and access - Access - Access awards - Costs of exercising - Liability for - See paragraphs 61 to 66.

Family Law - Topic 4017

Divorce - Corollary relief - Maintenance awards - Variation of periodic payments or lump sum award - See paragraphs 1 to 45, 53 to 56.

Family Law - Topic 4050

Divorce - Corollary relief - Maintenance - Enforcement - Payment or cancellation of arrears of maintenance (incl. interest) - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Cases Noticed:

Turecki v. Turecki (1989), 35 B.C.L.R.(2d) 51 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

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. 12].

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. 12].

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. 12].

Johnston v. Johnston (1997), 87 B.C.A.C. 133; 143 W.A.C. 133 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

Weinstein et al. v. Weinstein (1997), 92 B.C.A.C. 143; 150 W.A.C. 143; 38 B.C.L.R.(3d) 367 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

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. 12].

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. 12].

Wang v. Wang (1998), 110 B.C.A.C. 202; 178 W.A.C. 202; 164 D.L.R.(4th) 146 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

McLaughlin v. McLaughlin (1998), 113 B.C.A.C. 224; 184 W.A.C. 224 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

Thorne v. Thorne (1998), 115 B.C.A.C. 43; 189 W.A.C. 43 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

Haisman v. Haisman (1994), 157 A.R. 47; 77 W.A.C. 47; 7 R.F.L.(4th) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 13].

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. 13].

Dithurbide v. Dithurbide (1996), 23 R.F.L.(4th) 127 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 13].

Jones v. Anhorn, [1998] B.C.T.C. Uned. 712 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 13].

Statutes Noticed:

Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 3, sect. 26.1(2) [para. 45].

Counsel:

G. Brenda Kaine, for the plaintiff;

Robert Allen Earle, on his own behalf.

This application was heard on December 2, 1998, at Westminster, B.C., before Martinson, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following judgment on January 18, 1999.