The respondent mother brought a motion for temporary child support, spousal support, and an interim disbursement.
The applicant father had sought to decline jurisdiction and return the children to Egypt, but his application was adjourned.
The court found it had jurisdiction to order interim child support under the Family Law Act, as the Egyptian divorce did not address it and the children had a substantial connection to Ontario.
The court also found it had jurisdiction for spousal support because the Egyptian divorce was not recognized under the Divorce Act.
The court imputed an annual income of $250,000 to the father due to voluntary underemployment and lack of financial disclosure.
An interim disbursement of $4,000 was ordered for the mother's expert witness fees, applying the less stringent family law criteria for advance costs.
