Nahu v. Chertkow
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Judge | Preston, J. |
| Citation | [2003] B.C.T.C. 1285 (SC),2003 BCSC 1285 |
| Date | 06 May 2003 |
| Subject Matter | FAMILY LAW |
Nahu v. Chertkow, [2003] B.C.T.C. 1285 (SC)
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Temp. Cite: [2003] B.C.T.C. TBEd. SE.022
Cheryl Anne Nahu (plaintiff) v. Joseph Paul Chertkow (defendant)
(E001808; 2003 BCSC 1285)
Indexed As: Nahu v. Chertkow
British Columbia Supreme Court
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Preston, J.
August 19, 2003.
Summary:
This headnote contains no summary.
Family Law - Topic 4045.5
Divorce - Corollary relief - Maintenance - Support guidelines (incl. nondivorce cases) - Calculation or attribution of income - See paragraphs 14 to 56.
Cases Noticed:
Primrose v. Hanlon, [2000] B.C.T.C. Uned. 20; 3 R.F.L.(5th) 269 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 15].
Hanson v. Hanson, [1999] B.C.T.C. Uned. 688 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 16].
Hunt v. Smolis-Hunt (1998), 224 A.R. 68; 39 R.F.L.(4th) 143 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 16].
Williams v. Williams, [1997] N.W.T.J. No. 49 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 16].
Risen v. Risen (1998), 78 O.T.C. 189 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 16].
Chace v. Chace (1998), 166 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 287; 511 A.P.R. 287 (P.E.I.T.D.), refd to. [para. 16].
Phipps v. Phipps (2001), 300 A.R. 141 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 16].
Van Gool v. Van Gool, [1999] B.C.A.C. Uned. 40; 44 R.F.L.(4th) 314 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].
Rogers v. Rogers, [1999] B.C.T.C. Uned. 481 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 24].
Schick v. Schick (2000), 6 R.F.L.(5th) 421 (N.W.T.S.C.), refd to. [para. 24].
Durant v. Durant, [2001] N.S.R.(2d) Uned. 2 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 25].
Visnjic v. Visnjic, [2000] O.T.C. Uned. 225; 7 R.F.L.(5th) 195 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 26].
Messier v. Delage, [1983] 2 S.C.R. 401; 50 N.R. 16; 35 R.F.L.(2d) 337, refd to. [para. 27].
J.C.E. v. D.D.E. (1998), 224 A.R. 301; 41 R.F.L.(4th) 94 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 28].
Wong v. Wong (1990), 27 R.F.L.(3d) 215 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 29].
Rozen v. Rozen, [2001] B.C.T.C. 1173 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 30].
A.E.M. Video Only Inc. (Bankrupt) v. Video Only Inc., [1999] B.C.T.C. Uned. 90 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 31].
Phillips v. Phillips (1995), 174 A.R. 11; 102 W.A.C. 11; 14 R.F.L.(4th) 113 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 35].
Bayliss v. Bayliss, [2000] M.J. No. 52 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 35].
Smith v. Smith, [1997] A.R. Uned. 342 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 35].
Canuel v. Canuel (1997), 94 B.C.A.C. 188; 152 W.A.C. 188; 33 R.F.L.(4th) 195 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 35].
Chen v. Chen, [2000] O.T.C. Uned. 236; 5 R.F.L.(5th) 288 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 36].
Minthorn v. Minthorn, [1992] O.J. No. 1233 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 37].
Razavi v. Aavani, [1998] B.C.T.C. Uned. B36 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 39].
Myers v. Myers (2000), 189 N.S.R.(2d) 214; 590 A.P.R. 214 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 39].
De Zen v. De Zen, [2001] O.T.C. Uned. 818 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 39].
Kolada v. Kolada, [1999] A.R. Uned. 307 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 40].
Counsel:
G. Gordon, for the plaintiff;
G. Lang, for the defendant.
This application was heard on May 6, 2003, by Preston, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who released the following decision on August 19, 2003.
Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.
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...S.J. No. 810, 162 Sask. R. 54 (Q.B.) .................................................328 Nahu v. Chertkow, [2003] B.C.J. No. 1940, 2003 BCSC 1285 .........................................178, 185 Naidoo v. Naidoo, [2004] O.J. No. 1458, 2 R.F.L. (6th) 362 (S.C.J.) ................................
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...R. 54 (Q.B.)............................................................................ 301 Nahu v. Chertkow, [2003] B.C.J. No. 1940, 2003 BCSC 1285 ............................................. 165, 167, 169, 173 Naidoo v. Naidoo, [2004] O.J. No. 1458, 2 R.F.L. (6th) 362 (S.C.J.) 2 R.F.L.......
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Slackers, Shirkers, and Career-Changers: Imputing Income for Under-Employment and Unemployment
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