Andrew James McMurray

Following the death of the respondent, the applicant brought a motion for an accounting and the return of the remaining balance of a $15,000 advance previously ordered to be paid for the respondent's legal costs.

The respondent's counsel brought a cross-motion to be removed as solicitor of record, citing the loss of an instructing client and concerns over solicitor-client confidentiality regarding the accounting.

The court granted both motions, ordering the counsel to provide an accounting with permitted redactions for privilege, return any surplus funds, and removing him as counsel of record.

The mother contested the father's request for unsupervised access to their child, who has autism spectrum disorder.

The father had a history of domestic conflict, erratic behavior, and mental health issues requiring psychiatric treatment.

The court ordered that the father's access remain supervised by his mother until he provides an updated medical report from his family physician confirming his compliance with mental health treatment and medication.

The Respondent Father brought a motion seeking unsupervised access to his two young children, while the Applicant Mother brought a cross-motion for sole custody and continued supervised access.

The court granted the Father unsupervised access, to be implemented gradually, finding no evidence to support the Mother's safety concerns regarding the Father's and his family's medical conditions or housing.

The Mother's request for interim sole custody was denied, with the court preferring to leave the final custody determination to a trial judge to avoid prejudging the issue.

Costs for the motion and cross-motion were awarded to the Father.

The applicant mother brought a motion for temporary retroactive and ongoing child support, section 7 tutoring expenses, life and health insurance designations, and a non-depletion order.

The court found insufficient evidence to determine retroactive support and referred it to trial.

The respondent father's claim for undue hardship based on marriage debts was dismissed for lack of evidence showing his standard of living was lower than the applicant's.

The court ordered ongoing child support of $970 per month and partially granted the tutoring expenses.

The court also ordered the respondent to designate the applicant as the beneficiary of his life insurance in trust for the children and to maintain her on his health benefits.

The request for a non-depletion order was dismissed.

The applicant mother brought a motion for child support and section 7 expenses for the parties' three children.

The respondent father brought a cross-motion for spousal support and a contribution from the eldest child towards her post-secondary education.

The court ordered the respondent to pay the Table amount of child support retroactively, along with a proportionate share of section 7 expenses including post-secondary costs, summer camp, and vehicle expenses.

The court also found the respondent entitled to spousal support based on the length of the marriage and his need, ordering the applicant to pay $500 per month.