P. v. P., (1980) 25 A.R. 412 (ProvCt)

• Judge: Fitch, J.
• Court: Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada)
• Case Date: January 23, 1980
• Jurisdiction: Alberta
• Citations: (1980), 25 A.R. 412 (ProvCt)

P. v. P. (1980), 25 A.R. 412 (ProvCt)

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P. v. P.

(79/CFC 486)

Indexed As: P. v. P.

Alberta Provincial Court

Family Division

Fitch, J.

January 23, 1980.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Constitutional Law - Topic 3614

Paramountcy of federal statutes - Overlapping legislation - Requirement of proof of conflict - The Alberta Provincial Court, Family Division held that s. 3 of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act, R.S.A. 1970, c. 313, which provided for the registration and enforcement of extra-provincial maintenance orders, did not conflict with the maintenance order enforcement provisions of the Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. D-8 and was valid - See paragraphs 14 to 21.

Courts - Topic 130

Stare decisis - Authority of judicial decisions - Courts of superior jurisdiction - In other provinces - A judge of the Alberta Provincial Court, Family Division, refused to follow decisions of the British Columbia Supreme Court and the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench on an issue, where the issue was not as thoroughly canvassed before those courts as it was before the Family Court - See paragraph 37.

Family Law - Topic 4054

Divorce - Corollary relief - Maintenance - Enforcement - Foreign orders - The Alberta Provincial Court, Family Division, held that a maintenance order made in Ontario under the Divorce Act and registered in the Alberta Family Court under s. 3 of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act, R.S.A. 1970, c. 313, could be enforced by the Family Court.

Cases Noticed:

Moir v. Moir (1977), 4 R.F.L.(2d) 70 (B.C.S.C.), not folld. [para. 3].

Bignell v. Fickett, [1979] 2 W.W.R. 379 (B.C.Co.Ct.), not folld. [para. 3].

Gould v. Gould (1980), 4 Sask.R. 129, not folld. [para. 3].

A.G. Ont. v. Scott (1955), 114 C.C.C. 225 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 6].

Strauch v. Strauch (1967), 58 W.W.R.(N.S.) 683 (Alta. C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

Rodness v. Rodness, [1976] 3 W.W.R. 414 (B.C.C.A.), dist. [para. 7].

O'Grady v. Sparling, [1960] S.C.R. 804, consd. [para. 14].

Stevens v. R., [1960] S.C.R. 823, consd. [para. 14].

Smith v. R., [1960] S.C.R. 776, consd. [para. 14].

Mann v. R., [1966] S.C.R. 238, consd. [para. 14].

Ross v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles, [1975] 1 S.C.R. 5; 1 N.R. 9, consd. [para. 14].

Bell v. Attorney General of P.E.I., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 25; 1 N.R. 27, consd. [para. 14].

Montcalm Construction v. Minimum Wage Commission (1978), 25 N.R. 1, consd. [para. 14].

Gillespie v. Gillespie (1974), 7 N.B.R.(2d) 569 (N.B.A.D.), consd. [para. 18].

Jessop v. Jessop (1976), 13 O.R.(2d) 473 (Ont. C.A.), consd. [para. 18].

Hemeon v. Cross (1978), 29 N.S.R.(2d) 554; 45 A.P.R. 554 (N.S.A.D.), consd. [para. 18].

Scott v. Scott (1972), 10 R.F.L. 8 (Ont. Co.Ct.), consd. [para. 20].

McCutcheon v. McCutcheon (1977), 2 A.R. 387; 2 Alta. L.R.(2d) 121 (Alta. C.A.), consd. [para. 20].

Hughes v. Hughes, [1977] 1 W.W.R. 59 (B.C.C.A.), consd. [para. 20].

A.G. Alta. v. Allard, [1977] 1 W.W.R. 335 (Alta. S.C.), refd to. [para. 25].

Zacks v. Zacks (1973), 10 R.F.L. 53 (S.C.C.), appld. [para. 31].

R. v. Bengert (1978), 47 C.C.C.(2d) 457, refd to. [para. 37].

Englar v. Englar (1978), 2 R.F.L.(2d) 237 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

Statutes Noticed:

British North America Act 1867, sect. 92(13) [para. 31]; sect. 92(16) [para. 20].

Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. D-8, sect. 14 [para. 7]; sect. 15 [para. 9]; sect. 19 [para. 16].

Domestic Relations Act, R.S.A. 1970, c. 113, sect. 28(4) [para. 18].

Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act, R.S.A. 1970, c. 313, sect. 2(b), sect. 2(d), sect. 2(e), sect. 3, sect. 7, sect. 9, sect. 13, sect. 14 [para. 17].

Counsel:

N.E. Steed and S. Cunningham, for the Attorney General of Alberta;

H.F. Landerkin, Q.C., for the respondent.

This case was heard before FITCH, J., of the Family Court of Alberta, who delivered the following judgment on January 23, 1980: