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B.C. Man Who 'Abandoned' Wife and Children Gets Nothing From House Sale
- On April 25, 2024, Justice Gary Weatherill decided that Bernd Zoeller would not receive any portion of the remaining funds from the sale of the family home he formerly shared with his wife in Penticton.
- This decision followed Bernd's abandonment of his wife Alexandra and their three children in 2013 and his subsequent bankruptcy due to debts from a failed auto mechanic business.
- The home was sold in 2024 to cover debts accumulated while the couple lived together, leaving $338,000 in trust, with Alexandra having solely maintained payments on the property and debts.
- Justice Weatherill dismissed Bernd's claim that his bankruptcy eliminated $263,000 of family debt and ruled that failing to order an unequal division of assets in this case would be clearly unfair and inappropriate.
- As a result, the court excluded Bernd from the net proceeds, awarding Alexandra 100% of the trust and her legal costs, reflecting the unfairness of Bernd benefiting after abandoning his family and property.
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Penticton man who abandoned family returns to sue for family home
A Penticton man who abandoned his wife and kids and shacked up with his bookkeeper has failed in his attempt to get his hands on his ex-wife's money. According to an April 25 BC Supreme Court decision, Bernd Zoeller didn't pay a penny of child support to his ex-wife, Alexandra Zoeller, after he left her without warning and moved in with his company bookkeeper, Julia Pakula in 2013. While his ex-wife was left struggling to raise three children,…
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