C. Mota

The applicant sought to proceed by way of an uncontested trial after the respondent's pleadings were struck for repeated failures to provide financial disclosure.

The respondent brought a motion for an extension of time to comply with the disclosure orders.

The court noted the respondent's history of non-compliance and rejected his excuses for the delay.

However, the court granted the respondent one final opportunity to participate in the financial issues, subject to strict conditions: providing all disclosure by a set date, retaining a business valuator, and paying a $10,000 advance towards the applicant's legal fees.

The respondent father brought a motion seeking police enforcement under s. 36(2) of the Children's Law Reform Act to locate, apprehend, and deliver the children for access, as well as make-up time for missed visits.

The applicant mother had withheld access, alleging the father failed to comply with Covid-19 protocols and restrictions on third-party contact from a previous order.

The court dismissed the request for police enforcement, finding it an exceptional remedy not warranted in this high-conflict case where the father had shown poor judgment in complying with the spirit of the previous order.

However, the court granted make-up access to allow the father to reconnect with the children and normalize the parenting schedule.