The applicant father sought to change a final order dated January 13, 2010, by terminating child support obligations as of December 1, 2011, and adjusting support amounts for the period January 1, 2011 to December 1, 2011.
The father claimed he had been unemployed since March 2009 and was receiving social assistance.
The respondent mother opposed the motion, arguing there was no material change in circumstances and that the father had made no meaningful efforts to secure employment.
The court found that the father had not met the threshold onus of demonstrating a material change in circumstances, noting his failure to pursue available employment opportunities, inadequate financial disclosure, and lack of genuine job search efforts.
