Supreme Court

Decision Information

G.(G) v H.(J)

Court Supreme Court
Date 1995-10-19
File numbers CV 05050
Judge(s) Vertes
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Rebus v. McLellan, [1994] N.W.T.R. 1
O'Neil v. Drummond (1986), 50 R.F.L. (2d) 310
Isnor v. Isnor, [1994] N.W.T.R. 378
E. v. Eve, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 388

Statutes considered:
Domestic Relations Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. D-8
Judicature Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. J-1
Child Welfare Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. C-6
Maintenance Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, C. M-1
Decision information:

Abstract: Application to determine whether court had jurisdiction under the Domestic Relations Act or its parens patriae jurisdiction of a child born out of wedlock.
Decision: Determination that the court was without jurisdiction until there was a finding of paternity.
Subjects: Family law
Keywords: Jurisdiction
Custody
Child support
Child born out of wedlock

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