The applicant brought a motion to change long‑standing child and spousal support obligations arising from a 1997 divorce judgment.
The applicant sought termination of spousal support and reduction of child support for an adult dependent child with disabilities who continued to reside with the respondent.
The court held that the child remained a “child of the marriage” and applied s. 3(2)(b) of the Child Support Guidelines, considering government disability benefits and program funding in assessing the child’s needs.
The court reduced the monthly child support obligation to reflect the child’s ODSP income and other subsidies.
The request to terminate or vary spousal support was dismissed because no material change justified altering the existing order.