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The court varied child and spousal support based on income changes but refused to terminate spousal support due to the child's severe disabilities.
The respondent father brought a motion to change a final order concerning child support, spousal support, life insurance, and transportation.
The applicant mother opposed the changes.
The court found a material change in circumstances for all issues.
It adjusted child and spousal support retroactively, declining the father's request to terminate spousal support, citing the child's significant special needs and the mother's caregiving responsibilities.
The father's life insurance obligation was reduced to reflect his current employment policy.
The father's request to shift transportation responsibility for the child to the mother was dismissed.
Costs were awarded against the mother due to divided success and her failure to provide adequate financial disclosure.
The court granted summary judgment placing four Indigenous children with their adult sibling.
The Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services (Agency) brought a motion for summary judgment seeking final orders to place four children in the care of their adult sibling under Agency supervision and to regulate parental access.
The parents, G.K. and M.S., opposed the motion, while B[...] First Nation supported the Agency.
The court found that the children remained in need of protection due to the parents' unaddressed issues (substance use, domestic violence, mental health) and lack of a realistic plan.
The court granted the Agency's motion, finding it in the children's best interests to be placed with their adult sibling, Sk.K., in Calgary, Alberta, under a six-month supervision order, with Agency-discretionary parental access.
The court imputed pre-tax corporate income to a sole shareholder payor on a temporary support motion.
The Applicant brought a motion for temporary spousal and child support, including arrears and security for future obligations.
The Respondent opposed the motion and sought an adjournment, arguing insufficient financial disclosure and the need for questioning.
The court dismissed the Respondent's adjournment request and struck his sur-reply affidavit.
The court imputed the Respondent's income by including a portion of his corporations' pre-tax income, finding no sufficient business reason to retain all earnings.
Temporary child support of $4,741 per month and spousal support of $5,770 per month were ordered, both retroactive to January 1, 2021, with arrears payable within 30 days.
The Respondent was also ordered to secure his support obligations by designating the Applicant as an irrevocable beneficiary of a $500,000 life insurance policy.
Temporary spousal support of $45,000 per month and $100,000 interim disbursement ordered in high-net-worth family dispute.
The applicant brought a motion for temporary spousal support and interim disbursements following the breakdown of a 23-year traditional marriage.
The court imputed an income of $0 to the applicant and determined the respondent's income for support purposes to be over $2 million, adding back personal expenses paid by his corporations (including significant auto racing expenses for their son) and a portion of pre-tax corporate income.
The court ordered the respondent to pay temporary spousal support of $45,000 per month and a further interim disbursement of $100,000 to allow the applicant to fund her litigation and expert fees.
