In an international custody dispute involving children brought from Ukraine to Ontario, the court addressed several interlocutory motions before a scheduled jurisdiction trial under the Children’s Law Reform Act.
The applicant sought production of a parenting professional’s file and appointment of a professional to prepare a Voice of the Child Report, while the respondent requested appointment of a different professional and validation of service of responding documents.
The court ordered full disclosure of the professional’s file, finding no confidentiality or privilege preventing production.
It also appointed an independent professional to prepare the Voice of the Child Report and confirmed that service of the respondent’s Answer and financial materials on the applicant’s counsel was effective.
Directions were given for production timelines and further procedural steps before the upcoming trial.
