Supreme Court

Decision Information

Trahan v Piercy

Court Supreme Court
Date 1997-03-25
File numbers CV 06378
Judge(s) Schuler
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Delorme v. Spiers (March 17, 1997 S.C.N.W.T. CV 06886)

Statutes considered:
Rules of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, Rule 382(3)
Dovorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.3 (2nd supp)
Federal Child Support Guidelines
Decision information:

Summary: Father applies for more access and less than previously agreed to child support of 300.00 per month for one child. Mother wants supervised access based on child's medical information and charts submitted to court. Father asks for court to draw opposite conclusion from same evidence. Much of documentation uses medical terminology. No affidavit, report or assistance from a physician addressing facts relevant to issue court is to resolve. so adjourned sine die for more information. Current expenses for child not submitted. In previous agreement, pre-guidelines, father to pay 300.00 per month. His present Security Guard salary is 15,211.04 yearly gross. Appropriate to consider guideline amount which would be 151.00 per month.
Decision: Access not decided. Child support reduced to $200.00 per month
Subjects: Family law - Children

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