David A. Maslak

The mother brought a motion to change seeking ongoing spousal support and child support for two children, including a contribution to the adult daughter's student loan debt.

The court reduced and ordered a termination date for spousal support, noting the mother's ability to increase her income and the father's post-separation efforts.

The court dismissed the claim for the adult daughter's student debt, finding she was employed full-time, had not consulted the father before incurring the debt, and was inappropriately recruited by the mother to support the claim.

Child support for the minor son was updated based on the father's income.

The applicant mother brought a motion to change seeking retroactive variation of child and spousal support based on a significant increase in the respondent father's income.

The court found a material change in circumstances, as the father's income had increased from $96,000 to over $290,000.

Child support was varied retroactively to 2015 due to the father's failure to disclose his increased income.

Spousal support was also increased, but only retroactively to the date the application was commenced, with a minimum-wage income imputed to the mother.