The applicant mother sought an order declaring the respondent father a vexatious litigant under s. 140(1) of the Courts of Justice Act, prohibiting him from instituting or continuing proceedings without leave.
The father opposed this and brought a cross-motion to extend time to perfect his appeal from a previous order dismissing his motion to change.
The court found the father had persistently conducted proceedings vexatiously, citing his unreasonable litigation approach, voluminous materials, and failure to pay substantial costs.
The court declared the father a vexatious litigant and ordered that he require leave for any future proceedings.
The father's motion to extend time to perfect his appeal was dismissed due to the overwhelming prejudice to the mother from outstanding costs and the lack of compelling merits in the appeal.
