Supreme Court

Decision Information

Football v Mantla

Court Supreme Court
Date 1989-02-24
Other citations [1989] NWTR 193
File numbers 01317, 01325
Judge(s) de Weerdt
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Statutes considered:
MAINTENANCE ACT, R.S.N.W.T., 1974, C. M-2
DOMESTIC RELATIONS ACT, R.S.N.W.T., 1974, C. D-9;
JUDICATURE ACT, R.S.N.W.T., 1947, C. J-1, S. 19;
CHILD WELFARE ACT, R.S.N.W.T., 1974, C. C-3, S. 64;
TERRITORIAL COURT ACT, 1978 (2D), C. 16, S. 18.
Decision information:

Abstract: Appeals against a ruling by a territorial court judge that the Appellants must pay child support for two children of the Respondent - Respondent alleges that the Appellants are the respective fathers of her two children.
Decision: Appeals dismissed - In matters where a child is born out of wedlock, the limitation in proceedings in section 64 of the Child Welfare Act does not apply.
Subjects: Family law - Children - Maintenance - Orders for maintenance
Family law - Children - Affiliation - Procedure
Keywords: Paternity - appeal - wedlock - limitation

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