The appellant appealed a trial judgment regarding child and spousal support following the breakdown of a 22-year relationship.
The trial judge imputed minimum wage income to the respondent, who had taken voluntary early retirement, and declined to order lump sum spousal support.
The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's decisions on imputed income and lump sum support, finding no error in principle.
However, the Court allowed the appeal in part to eliminate the appellant's obligation to pay retroactive child support, to order ongoing periodic spousal support, and to set aside the trial costs award.
