Audrey A Shecter

The Applicant brought a motion seeking financial disclosure, an advance on equalization, and costs.

The Respondent provided some disclosure and the advance payment just before the motion hearing, rendering the advance payment request moot.

The court found the Applicant largely prevailed due to the Respondent's "11th hour" compliance, which was deemed unproductive.

The court ordered the Respondent to provide the remaining disclosure within 15 days and pay $10,000 in costs to the Applicant, finding the requested $25,000+ to be unreasonable for a one-hour motion.

This ruling addresses a mother's cross-motion for child support and arrears, and the determination of the father's income for support purposes.

The court established the father's 2017 income at $160,752 by adding back 50% of grossed-up dividend income and specific business expenses.

The court declined to set aside the parties' partial parenting agreement regarding child support calculation stages without a full trial, emphasizing the need to assess the agreement's context and actual parenting time.

Arrears for child support and Section 7 expenses were calculated, with the father owing $2,502.29, subject to further adjustments.

The applicant father sought an order for the parties' two children to attend Rosedale Day School (RDS) or Maurice Cody Junior Public School, while the respondent mother cross-moved for them to attend St. Brigid's Catholic School and for support orders.

The court focused on the school placement, finding that attending RDS was in the children's best interests, particularly for the older child with ADHD and giftedness, due to its enriched curriculum and smaller class sizes.

The father was ordered to pay tuition for the first two academic years, with a review thereafter.

Daycare arrangements were also addressed, with the younger child remaining at Purple Tree Nursery School and the mother having the option to place the older child in Child Space Daycare at her own expense on her days.