Is there any ambiguity in section 8 of the 1972 Divorce Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Newson v. Newson, 1981 CanLII 502 (BC CA):
I agree that there is no ambiguity as indicated in the case of Pearce v. Pearce and it is not open to us to import s. 8 of the 1972 statute other than in its entirety, including the time limitation. This was the law while the 1972 statute was in force and s. 83 of the 1979 statute, which is a transitional section, merely carries forward this same law for persons divorced prior to 31st March 1979.
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