Ester Slee v Michael Ian Slee - SC 25/2008

Civil appeal – family law – Child Support Act 1991 – departure order providing for child support – whether the judgement of the Family Court on 29 September 2005 materially changed the position as determined by its judgment of 18 August 2004 – accordingly, whether the appellant’ s challenge to the retrospective effect of a departure order made by the Family Court on 18 August 2004 was out of time – whether there is an ability to extend time for appeal - if the appeal is not out of time, whether the Family Court’s assessment of the child support for the year ended 31 March 2003 was correct under the Child Support Act 1991.[2008] NZCA 85 CA 205/07 18 April 2008