BACKGROUNDM.V. filed a Notice of Variation Application dated and issued on April 2, 20-- inwhich he sought the suspension of his child maintenance obligation until she couldreturn to work. Another similar Notice was filed on July 6, 20 --.Over the years the parties have bought many applications before the court dealingwith issues including custody, access, and child maintenance. The most recentConsent Order was issued May 19, 20--, after these applications were filed. ThatOrder, among other provisions, requires M.V. to pay child maintenance to A.Q. forboth children in the amount of $680.25 per month base on an annual income in20-- of $38,452.18. It also orders him to pay a retroactive child maintenanceamount of $3,774.50 for the period January 1, 20-- to December 31, 20 --based on his recent disclosure of his income for the years 20--, 20--, and 20-

EXERCISE 2 Today is October 5, 20--. You are working for Ryan Benyahia, an articleng student in the Halifax office of the law firm of Gandhi Wentzell LLP. Ryan has asked you to prepare a memorandum to Ms. Whynot, a lawyer in the Family Law department, regarding the case of A.Q. v. M. V. You locate the client file numbered 16,205/20. Set yourself a production time limit and then prepare the memorandum quickly and accurately