Sandhu v. Bhullar
Given contested allegations about parental fitness and the young child's best interests, the court ordered a s.211 psychological custody and access report with costs shared; restricted care book communications to factual matters under s.225 to reduce acrimony; ordered production of the respondent's and specified related corporations' bank, credit card statements and general ledgers as necessary to determine income for child support while imposing confidentiality limits on use and dissemination of those records; ordered immediate return of claimant's listed jewellery and specified personal/child items under ss.90 and 91; dismissed the respondent's application for a parenting coordinator at...
- Citation
- 2016 BCSC 287
- Parties
- Claimant: Davinder Kaur Sandhu; Respondent: Ruby Singh Bhullar; Respondent: Surinder Kaur Bhullar; Respondent: Baljinder Singh Bhullar
- Court
- Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 8 January 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Family Law (custody and Child Support) / Interim Application for Interim Relief (chambers)
- Outcome
- Interim orders: s.211 psychological report ordered with costs shared; care book communications restricted to factual matters; production of specified personal and corporate financial records ordered with confidentiality conditions limiting use to this litigation; claimant's listed jewellery and specified child items...
- Legal Topics
- Parenting Time, Section 211 Custody and Access Report, Section 225 Communications Book, Disclosure of Corporate and Personal Financial Records, Confidentiality Orders, Parenting Coordinator, Return of Personal Property (jewellery), Use of Interim Orders
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Davinder Kaur Sandhu
Claimant
Ruby Singh Bhullar
Respondent
Surinder Kaur Bhullar
Respondent
Baljinder Singh Bhullar
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Family Law (custody and Child Support) / Interim Application for Interim Relief (chambers)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a s.211 custody and access psychological assessment should be ordered
- 2 Whether communications in the child's care book should be restricted under s.225
- 3 Whether the respondent must produce bank, credit card statements and general ledgers of corporations to determine income for child support
Ratio Decidendi
Given contested allegations about parental fitness and the young child's best interests, the court ordered a s.211 psychological custody and access report with costs shared; restricted care book communications to factual matters under s.225 to reduce acrimony; ordered production of the respondent's and specified related corporations' bank, credit card statements and general ledgers as necessary to determine income for child support while imposing confidentiality limits on use and dissemination of those records; ordered immediate return of claimant's listed jewellery and specified personal/child items under ss.90 and 91; dismissed the respondent's application for a parenting coordinator at...
Court Disposition
Interim orders: s.211 psychological report ordered with costs shared; care book communications restricted to factual matters; production of specified personal and corporate financial records ordered with confidentiality conditions limiting use to this litigation; claimant's listed jewellery and specified child items...
Orders
- Order s.211 custody and access psychological report to be prepared by an agreed qualified psychologist; cost to be shared equally by the parties
- Order that communications in the child's care book be confined to facts about the child's care (health, hygiene, activities, appointments) and prohibit comments about the other party
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