Supreme Court

Decision Information

Rebus v McLellan

Court Supreme Court
Date 1992-10-21
Other citations (1992) – [1993] N.W.T.R. 186 (S.C.) – [1994] N.W.T.R. 1 – 1 R.F.L. (4th) 68 (C.A.) – 43 R.F.L. (3d) 196 – affirmed (1993)
File numbers CV 03919
Judge(s) de Weerdt
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Andre v. Blake, [1991] N.W.T.R. 351 (S.C.)
Satre v. Skiffington, (February 7, 1991) Doc. CV 02294 (N.W.T.S.C.)
Daniels v. Lakes (1987), 11 R.F.L. (3d) 159 (B.C.C.A.)
Kushner v. Kushner (1988), 12 R.F.L. (3d) 171 (B.C.C.A.)
King v. Low, [1985] N.W.T.R. 101
Hope v. Hope (1854), 4 De G.M. & G. 328
Rogers v. Rogers, [1991] N.W.T.R. 146 (S.C.)
R. v. Gyngall, [1893] 2 Q.B. 232 (C.A.)
Re M.A.G. (1985), 66 N.B.R. (2d) 181 (Q.B., F.D.)
Beson v. Newfoundland (Director of Child Welfare), [1982] 2 S.C.R. 716 (S.C.C.)
Re Murphy (1980), 19 R.F.L. (2d) 105 (Nfld. U.F.C.)
Headrick v. Headrick, [1970] 1 O.R. 405 (C.A.)

Statutes considered:
Maintenance Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. M-1, s. 2(2)
Domestic Relations Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. D-8, s. 34(5)
Judicature Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. J-1
Interpretation Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. I-8, s. 28(1)
Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. D-8, s. 15
Divorce Act, S.C. 1967-68, c. 24, s. 10
Constitution Act, 1982, c. 11
Decision information:

Abstract: Application for monthly child support and an order for lump sum support. The respondent had not paid support for over 10 years. Consideration of whether there was an ability to make a statutory, contractual lump sum order or whether only courts parens patriae jurisdiction.
Decision: Application for lump sum maintenance dismissed.
Appeal: Notice to appeal filed Dec. 10, 1992 (CA 00388). Heard Jun. 22, 1993 before J. Lieberman, Irving, Richard
Subjects: Family law - Children - Maintenance - Jurisdiction under provincial legislation

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