Sharpe v. Sharpe, (1997) 22 O.T.C. 298 (GD)

• Judge: Grant A. Campbell, J.
• Court: Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
• Case Date: January 31, 1997
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: (1997), 22 O.T.C. 298 (GD)

Sharpe v. Sharpe (1997), 22 O.T.C. 298 (GD)

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Wendy Elizabeth Sharpe (applicant) v. Paul David Sharpe (respondent)

(Court File No. D999/95 London)

Indexed As: Sharpe v. Sharpe

Ontario Court of Justice

General Division

Grant A. Campbell, J.

January 31, 1997.

Summary:

A wife applied for child and spousal support.

The Ontario Court (General Division) awarded periodic child support and lump sum spousal support. The court reviewed the circumstances when lump sum spousal maintenance will be awarded by the court.

Family Law - Topic 2344

Maintenance of wives and children - Maintenance of children - Awards - Periodic payments - See paragraphs 34 to 38.

Family Law - Topic 2483

Maintenance of wives and children - Awards - Lump sum payments - See paragraphs 39 to 52.

Cases Noticed:

Moge v. Moge, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813; 145 N.R. 1; 81 Man.R.(2d) 161; 30 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 43].

Elliot v. Elliot (1993), 65 O.A.C. 241; 106 D.L.R.(4th) 609 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 43].

McMillan v. McMillan (1983), 1 O.A.C. 106; 36 R.F.L.(2d) 225 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 44].

Huisman v. Huisman (1996), 91 O.A.C. 293; 21 R.F.L.(4th) 341 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

Mannarino v. Mannarino (1992), 43 R.F.L.(3d) 309 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

Young v. Young, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3; 160 N.R. 1; 34 B.C.A.C. 161; 56 W.A.C. 161; 49 R.F.L.(3d) 117, refd to. [para. 45].

Hoar v. Hoar (1993), 62 O.A.C. 50; 45 R.F.L.(3d) 105 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

Rossiter-Forrest v. Forrest (1994), 129 N.S.R.(2d) 130; 362 A.P.R. 130 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 45].

Chequer v. Chequer (1972), 9 R.F.L. 208 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 45].

Poisson v. Poisson (1993), 46 R.F.L.(3d) 105 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 45].

Braithwaite v. Braithwaite (1984), 40 R.F.L.(2d) 415 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 45].

Vandenbrink v. Vandenbrink, [1988] W.D.F.L. 092 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 45].

Osmond v. Osmond (1989), 89 N.S.R.(2d) 333; 227 A.P.R. 333 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 45].

Lawrence v. Lawrence (1989), 21 R.F.L.(3d) 97 (N.S.C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

Lutz v. Lutz, [1990] W.D.F.L. 1228, refd to. [para. 45].

Mann v. Mann (1981), 4 R.F.L. 84 (Ont. S.C.), refd to. [para. 47].

Morgan v. Morgan, [1996] W.D.F.L. 293 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 47].

Carrubba v. Carrubba (1983), 37 R.F.L.(2d) 143 (Ont. U.F.C.), refd to. [para. 47].

Lenning v. Lenning, [1986] 4 A.C.W.S.(3d) 108 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 47].

Preston v. Lafontaine, [1987] 7 A.C.W.S.(3d) 400 (Que. C.A.), refd to. [para. 47].

Kirchof v. Kirchof, [1983] W.D.F.L. 293 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 47].

Amaral v. Amaral (1993), 50 R.F.L.(3d) 364 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 47].

Pennington v. Pennington (1985), 49 R.F.L.(2d) 113 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 47].

Nowak v. Nowak (1988), 54 Man.R.(2d) 272 (Q.B. Fam. Div.), refd to. [para. 47].

Christian v. Christian (1991), 37 R.F.L.(3d) 26 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 47].

Pidduck v. Pidduck, [1988] W.D.F.L. 955; 9 A.C.W.S.(3d) 35 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 47].

Barker v. Barker, [1994] W.D.F.L. 176 (Alta. Q.B.), refd to. [para. 47].

Brett v. Cooper (1990), 26 R.F.L.(3d) 420 (Ont. Prov. Ct. Fam. Div.), refd to. [para. 48].

Gasparetto v. Gasparetto (1988), 15 R.F.L.(3d) 401 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 48].

Counsel:

Robert F. MacLeod, for the applicant;

Donald W. Fulton, for the respondent.

This case was heard on November 18, 19 and 22, 1996, before Grant A. Campbell, J., of the Ontario Court (General Division), who delivered the following judgment on January 31, 1997.