Joseph Emele Sloniowski

This endorsement addresses a costs motion brought by the Respondent following the Applicant's unsuccessful motion for document production, further questioning, and interim legal funding.

The court awarded partial indemnity costs of $10,000 to the Respondent, finding that while the Applicant's position lacked merit, it was not unreasonable enough to warrant substantial indemnity.

The applicant brought a motion to change a spousal support order, seeking an increase in quantum, and further moved for an order for production and disclosure of financial records, and for the respondent to pay approximately $37,000 for past and future accounting and legal fees under Rule 24(12).

The respondent sought termination of support.

The court dismissed the applicant's motions, finding that the requested financial disclosure was not relevant to the respondent's means for spousal support and was disproportionate to the issues at stake.

The court also declined to order the respondent to fund the applicant's expert witness or legal fees, noting the applicant had sufficient assets.

The applicant sought temporary custody of two children pending trial in a high‑conflict parenting dispute.

Evidence included a detailed Office of the Children’s Lawyer report recommending parallel parenting and a Children’s Aid Society affidavit recommending sole custody to the respondent with supervised access.

The court found both parents demonstrated poor cooperation and had exposed the children to conflict but determined the OCL investigation was more objective and persuasive.

The court rejected reliance on uncorroborated statements from a child experiencing emotional difficulties and declined to impose supervised parenting time.

A temporary parallel parenting regime with divided residential time and shared decision‑making responsibilities was ordered pending trial.