Dr. Heaman

The applicant brought a motion for temporary spousal support along with ancillary relief including disclosure, life insurance maintenance, questioning of the respondent, and leave to amend the application.

The court addressed entitlement to spousal support on both compensatory and non‑compensatory bases following a relatively short marriage and disputed cohabitation period.

The court found entitlement only on a non‑compensatory basis, concluding that the applicant demonstrated economic need but that the evidence did not support compensatory entitlement.

In determining the appropriate Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines inputs, the court resolved disputes about income components, the length of cohabitation, and employment income figures.

Temporary support was ordered at the mid‑range of the SSAG calculation based on the court’s determined inputs.

The appellant teacher appealed a decision of the Fitness to Practise Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers.

The Committee had found the appellant incapacitated due to a mental condition that led to serious boundary violations with a student.

The Committee rejected a joint submission on penalty and imposed more stringent conditions, including a requirement for therapy and a psychiatric assessment before returning to teaching.

The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding that the Committee properly followed procedural fairness when rejecting the joint submission and reasonably exercised its statutory duty to protect the public interest.