The applicant mother, residing in Oregon with a 10-year-old child, sought child support from the respondent father under the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, requesting retroactive support to July 2009.
The respondent claimed inability to pay.
The court determined the respondent's income at $13,700 annually based on recent employment as a security guard and ODSP benefits.
The court found the respondent had not been intentionally unemployed or underemployed, having serious medical limitations including Goldenhar Syndrome with severe facial deformities, profound hearing loss, and vision impairment.
The court dismissed the claim for retroactive support, finding no reasonable excuse for the six-year delay in bringing the application and that the respondent had not engaged in blameworthy conduct.
A prospective support order was issued effective January 1, 2016.
