Dr. Dhaliwal

This high-conflict family law case involved a dispute over parenting arrangements for a 10-year-old child and spousal support.

The applicant mother alleged sexual assault by the respondent father and sought no contact, while the father denied the allegations and sought to continue sole custody with expanded parenting time for the mother.

The court found the sexual assault allegations unproven and concluded that the parties' acrimony precluded co-parenting.

Sole custody was granted to the father, with a graduated expansion of the mother's parenting time.

Spousal support was awarded to the mother for a fixed period, with income imputed to her due to intentional unemployment.

Following a motor vehicle accident, the plaintiff sought damages for various physical and psychological injuries.

A jury awarded the plaintiff $10,000 in general damages and dismissed her other claims.

The defendants subsequently brought a threshold motion under section 267.5(5) of the Insurance Act.

The court held that the jury's verdict should be strongly considered when deciding a threshold motion.

Finding that the plaintiff's current conditions were not caused by the accident and agreeing with the jury's implicit finding of only minor and transitory injuries, the court granted the defendants' motion and dismissed the action.