Appeared as counsel in 4 cases (2012–2017)
2 total
Court finds joint family venture in 15-year common-law relationship, awarding respondent $1.98 million.
Following a 15-year common-law relationship, the parties litigated issues of property division, spousal support, and child support.
The court found that the parties were engaged in a joint family venture, as the respondent had sacrificed her career to build the applicant's businesses and act as the primary caregiver.
The court divided the accumulated wealth equally, awarding the respondent half the value of the businesses.
The court also imputed an income of $689,000 to the applicant and awarded the respondent substantial retroactive and lump-sum prospective spousal support, along with ongoing child support.
The court found the mother engaged in coercive control by unilaterally withholding the child, resulting in divided decision-making and expanded parenting time for the father.
This trial decision addresses parenting time, decision-making responsibility, and child support between common-law parents.
The court found the respondent engaged in coercive and controlling behavior by unilaterally withholding the child and making unsubstantiated Children's Aid Society (CAS) reports.
While declining to order equal shared parenting due to logistical distance, the court expanded the applicant's parenting time and granted him final decision-making authority for health and medical matters, with the respondent retaining decision-making for education.
The court also determined the applicant's income for child support, set post-application arrears, and ordered ongoing child support, declining to order retroactive support for a period where the respondent's unilateral actions pre-empted a shared parenting plan.
