Nahu v. Chertkow

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgePreston, J.
Citation[2003] B.C.T.C. 1285 (SC),2003 BCSC 1285
Date06 May 2003
Subject MatterFAMILY 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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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2012
    • August 31, 2012
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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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    • Irwin Books Archive Special Lectures 2006. Family Law
    • August 31, 2006
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