Welcome to the 21st issue of the Blakes Pensions
Newsletter. This newsletter provides a summary of recent
jurisprudential developments that affect pensions and benefits and
is not intended to be legal advice.
IN THIS ISSUE
FAMILY LAW
Malbon v. Malbon,
2017 BCCA 427
Leslie Alan Malbon (Appellant) and Teresa Ruth Malbon
(Respondent) married in 1980 and separated in 2002. In 2007, they
entered into a consent divorce order (Order), which provided that
the Appellant would pay the Respondent C$1,000 each month in
spousal support. The Order also stated that the pension plans of
both the Appellant and the Respondent were family assets and that
each party would be given a proportionate share in the benefits
payable under the other party's pension plan pursuant to the
former Family Relations Act (British Columbia) (FRA). The
Appellant elected to receive his share of the Respondent's
pension benefit by way of a lump-sum payment, instead of monthly
instalments. The
