The applicant mother brought a motion seeking an advance towards her disbursements and an advance to be credited against her future equalization payment.
The respondent father had a complex corporate structure and had failed to provide full financial disclosure, including the value of a family trust.
The court drew adverse inferences regarding the value of certain properties due to the father's non-disclosure.
Applying the test for an advance against equalization, the court found the mother had a clear entitlement and a need for the funds, ordering the father to pay a further advance of $300,000 from the proceeds of a recent property sale.
