Family law trial on property division, support, and parenting. The court ordered sale of the former family home, set support and security orders, and deferred business-trust division.
Adverse credibility findings made at a prior trial that were necessary to resolve income and security issues do not, standing alone, give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias; where the recusal motion is a collateral attempt to relitigate those findings and the judge's continued involvement promotes efficient and fair case management, recusal is not warranted.
The Master refused to let the respondent withdraw an admission on separation date, upheld interim spousal support, ordered sale of East 7th Avenue, and awarded the claimant an interim distribution.
Financial and support issues were decided after a long family law trial, including asset equalization, goodwill valuation, spousal support, child support, and therapy costs.
Family trial on divorce, spousal support and property division. The court ordered monthly and retroactive support, equalized assets with set-offs, and granted a divorce.
Given the parties' acrimonious relationship, the petitioner's demonstrated history of disposing and encumbering property without the respondent's knowledge and her proven dishonesty on key documents, the court refused to impose or maintain joint tenancy as security; held that accounts jointly held with petitioner's mother are not exempt from matrimonial assets and awarded respondent a one‑quarter interest of $291,000 (25% = $72,750); characterized portfolio growth as income for support considerations; declined to define future primary care; and denied any retroactive spousal support because p…
The court declined to secure spousal support against the defendant’s estate, ordered annual post-dated cheques, awarded costs to the plaintiff, and left the support start date unchanged.
The court held the defendant’s severance was not a family asset, reapportioned the home proceeds 75/25 in the plaintiff’s favour, fixed spousal support at $1,600 monthly, and denied security.