The court granted a family law summary trial in part, dividing McBride Property proceeds equally, imputing income, and ordering child and spousal support.
The court imputed the respondent’s income at $112,000, ordered child support and conditional spousal support, denied security, and awarded costs to the claimant.
The court found the respondent could be imputed income for support purposes, but ordered further evidence on available jobs before finalizing the amount.
The court ordered retroactive and ongoing child support, security, life insurance, and a disclosure penalty after finding years of blameworthy non-disclosure.
Retroactive child support
Imputing income
Security for support
Life insurance beneficiary orders
Non-disclosure and financial disclosure obligations
Interim family-law reasons on child support, spousal support, conduct, drug testing, and s. 7 expenses. Income was imputed to the respondent at $489,000.
Petitioner established entitlement to spousal support on compensatory and non-compensatory grounds due to long marriage, career interruption and current income disparity; income was not imputed for potential early access to locked-in pension because the superintendent's discretion and likely outcome could not be presumed and early withdrawal would be imprudent, but $1,500 annual income was imputed for unreported craft/furniture sales; having considered statutory factors and SSAGs, a monthly spousal support award of $900 was ordered retroactive to February 2022 until June 2028 (petitioner turn…
Court reviewed child and spousal support, imputed income to both parties, adjusted support for two children attending university, and dismissed ancillary requests about payment method and security.
The court found a material change in the payor’s income, varied child support retroactively from September 1, 2019, ordered arrears recalculation, and reduced FMEP security.