Interim family-law reasons apportion prior costs to child support and maintenance for bankruptcy purposes, and issue interim parenting and communication orders.
Apportionment of costs
Bankruptcy discharge and exceptions (bia s.178)
Costs allocation between support and property issues
Because a material change in circumstances existed (irreconcilable parental conflict, communication breakdown, changed income), joint custody was no longer feasible; sole custody to Ms. Clarke was retained because she remained the stable primary caregiver and could meet the child's needs provided ordered therapeutic interventions; access to Mr. Gale was preserved under a detailed schedule; income for support was imputed to Mr. Gale for calculation purposes and a limited retroactive award was appropriate but its lump-sum payment was suspended until resolution of Mr. Gale's unresolved equity in…
The stay was denied because the appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to satisfy the Fulton test: while an arguable issue was accepted for present purposes, the court could not assess irreparable harm or the balance of convenience due to lack of affidavits/evidence and no exceptional circumstances were demonstrated; accordingly the stay was dismissed.