The court found the respondent’s litigation conduct reprehensible and awarded special costs for the family law proceeding, excluding one already-assessed application.
The Court found the petitioner repeatedly dishonest and responsible for relocating the children contrary to orders; applying the Divorce Act and authorities on retroactivity the Court denied the petitioner retroactive child support and retroactive spousal support, awarded no ongoing spousal support based on insufficient disclosure and the respondent's financial burden, ordered that the petitioner pay child support arrears to the respondent in the amount $2,486.53, declared the Dartmouth home to be the sole property of the respondent and awarded him the equity from the Barrie sale (unequal div…