The moving party (father) brought a motion to change a 2004 child support order, seeking to retroactively terminate child support and reduce his accumulated arrears of over $22,000.
The father argued his income had significantly decreased due to health issues since 2004 and he was now solely reliant on a CPP disability pension.
The responding party (mother) opposed the reduction, citing the father's history of evading support and failing to provide financial disclosure.
The court found a material change in circumstances only from 2015 onwards, imputing income for the prior years due to severe disclosure deficiencies.
The court dismissed the request to retroactively reduce support and rescind arrears, citing the father's blameworthy conduct, delay, and failure to disclose.
However, given the father's current limited income, the court ordered a payment plan of $65 per month towards the arrears.
