This decision addresses issues of child support, spousal support, and a contempt motion following a previous decision on parenting.
The respondent father brought a contempt motion against the applicant mother for failing to deposit the child's Russian birth certificate as ordered.
The court found that the mother's disobedience was not proven to be deliberate and wilful beyond a reasonable doubt, adjourning the contempt motion with conditions for the mother to provide further evidence of her efforts to locate the document and directions to the Russian Embassy.
Regarding support, the court considered a pre-nuptial agreement but ordered interim spousal support of $3,192 per month from the father to the mother, and child support of $192 per month from the mother to the father, resulting in a net payment of $3,000 per month to the mother.
The court declined to order the immediate payment of a $150,000 lump sum stipulated in the marriage contract due to concerns about the mother being a flight risk and potential recovery issues if the contract is later invalidated.