J. Black

The defendant Bolderson proposed to bring a summary judgment motion to dismiss the plaintiff's claim and the co-defendant's crossclaim arising from a motor vehicle accident.

A previous judge scheduled the motion but expressed concern about its appropriateness given the delivery of jury notices and the potential that it would not resolve all issues.

Following a case conference, the court directed the matter to proceed to the scheduled summary judgment motion.

The applicant sought spousal support after the end of a 14-year relationship with the wealthy respondent.

The respondent argued they were not spouses because they maintained separate residences in Toronto.

The court found that the parties lived together in a conjugal relationship, noting they spent summers together at a cottage, wintered in Florida, and the respondent treated the applicant as his wife and financially supported her.

The court awarded the applicant indefinite spousal support of $53,077 per month and retroactive support of $421,795.12, finding a strong pattern of economic dependency.