Enoch Anekwe

The Children's Aid Society brought a motion for the production of police and medical records regarding the respondent parents in a child protection proceeding.

The parents consented to the release of police records but opposed the release of their medical records, citing significant privacy interests related to their complex medical care as transgender individuals.

The court dismissed the motion for medical records, finding no sufficient nexus between the Society's concerns about emotional health and the predominantly endocrinological treatment the parents received.

The court held that the parents' privacy interests and the need to maintain their therapeutic relationships outweighed the probative value of the records at this stage.

The applicant sought costs of $15,552.88 following a successful motion regarding parenting time and the sale of the home.

The respondent argued costs should be in the cause.

The court found the applicant was the successful party, though not fully successful, and had made a reasonable offer to settle.

The court fixed the applicant's costs at $10,000, inclusive of costs thrown away from a prior adjournment, with payment deferred until the final determination of the case due to income disparity and the holding of house sale proceeds in trust.

The respondent brought a motion to enforce a final consent order requiring the parties to resolve future spousal support disputes through arbitration.

The applicant opposed the motion, arguing that the order itself was not a valid arbitration agreement and she preferred to proceed in court via a Motion to Change.

The court held that it has jurisdiction to enforce a consent order to arbitrate by compelling the parties to execute a compliant family arbitration agreement.

The court ordered the applicant to sign the arbitration agreement and stayed her court proceeding.

In a child protection proceeding, the child's caregivers brought a motion to remove the biological father as a party to the proceeding.

The biological father brought a cross-motion for interim parenting time or care of the child.

The court dismissed the motion to remove the biological father as a party, finding that he met the statutory definition of a parent and that removing him would be a denial of natural justice.

The court granted the biological father's motion for interim access, ordering supervised visits to foster a relationship between him and the child.

In a child protection proceeding, the child's caregivers brought a motion to remove the biological father as a party to the proceeding.

The biological father brought a cross-motion for interim parenting time or care of the child.

The court dismissed the motion to remove the biological father as a party, finding that he met the statutory definition of a parent and that removing him would be a denial of natural justice.

The court granted the biological father's motion for interim access, ordering supervised visits to foster a relationship between him and the child.