Adams and Hill (Child support)

This matter concerned an appeal by Adams against a decision of the Child Support Registrar concerning the percentage of care for the parties' child. The dispute arose because Adams sought to have the existing percentage of care determination revoked and a new one made, asserting a change in the pattern of care. The decision under review was made by the Child Support Registrar.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the existing determination of the percentage of care should be revoked. This required the court to consider whether there had been a change in the pattern of care that would justify such a revocation, and if so, what the date of effect of any new determination should be.

Member Ryding found that there had been no material change in the pattern of care since the last assessment. Consequently, the Registrar's decision to revoke the existing determination and make a new one was set aside. The court substituted its own decision, finding that the existing determination should not be revoked.