G. Carson

The respondent requested that her counsel be permitted to participate in an upcoming motion to change hearing by video conference and that a bilingual judge preside.

The applicant objected to the video conference request.

The court granted the request for a bilingual judge pursuant to the Courts of Justice Act, as French was the respondent's first language.

However, the court dismissed the request for video conferencing, noting that the hearing was for a final order, the respondent's counsel accepted the retainer knowing the hearing was in Toronto, and the volume of materials would make remote participation challenging.

The applicant brought a motion for summary judgment in a family law application seeking sole custody, child support, and spousal support.

The respondent failed to file an answer or comply with disclosure orders, and the matter proceeded as an uncontested trial.

The court granted the applicant sole custody and the right to travel with the child without the respondent's consent.

The court imputed income to the respondent based on financial support from his parents and ordered him to pay retroactive and ongoing child support, retroactive spousal support, and $50,000 in costs.