Slade v. Slade, (1980) 4 Sask.R. 411 (CA)

• Court: Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
• Case Date: September 24, 1980
• Jurisdiction: Saskatchewan
• Citations: (1980), 4 Sask.R. 411 (CA)

Slade v. Slade (1980), 4 Sask.R. 411 (CA)

MLB headnote and full text

Slade v. Slade

(No. 7307)

Indexed As: Slade v. Slade

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal

Culliton, C.J.S.

September 24, 1980.

Summary:

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Family Law - Topic 1910

Custody of children - Appeals - The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal referred to the circumstances when an appellate court should interfere with a trial judge's determination of custody - See paragraph 7.

Family Law - Topic 1889

Custody of children - Considerations in awarding custody - Capacity of parents - A mother and father contested the custody of two children, aged 2.5 and 4 - The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal affirmed an award of custody of the children to the father where the mother had questionable abilities and questionable resources for providing for the children.

Cases Noticed:

Adams et al. v. McLeod et al., 20 N.R. 203; [1978] 2 S.C.R. 621, folld. [para. 7].

Farden v. Farden (1973), 8 R.F.L. 183, refd to. [para. 8].

Francis v. Francis (1973), 8 R.F.L. 209, refd to. [para. 8].

Archer v. Archer, 1 Sask.R. 3, refd to. [para. 8].

Counsel:

James Bailey, for the appellant;

Neil Fisher, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard by CULLITON, C.J.S., of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.

The judgment of CULLITON, C.J.S., was delivered at Regina, Saskatchewan, on September 24, 1980.