What is the burden of appeal against child's benefit?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Vickers v. Vickers, 2001 NSCA 96 (CanLII):

The burden on the appellant in this appeal is a substantial one. In order to succeed, he must establish that the trial judge’s reasons disclosed material error, such as a significant misapprehension of the evidence or error in principle; that is, that there was a manifest error of fact or an error of law: Read v. Read, [2000] N.S.J. No. 54 at § 17. Child’s Benefit Payments

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