Julie Hannaford

The mother brought a motion to change a final consent order, seeking massive increases to fixed section 7 expenses and table child support, as well as financial compensation for the father's alleged failure to exercise parenting time.

She also sought interim disbursements and extensive financial disclosure, including from the father's new partner and his parents.

The court dismissed nearly all of the mother's claims, finding her disclosure requests to be a fishing expedition and her financial demands unsupported by evidence.

The court found the mother had unilaterally enrolled the child in expensive activities and used child support to fund her own lifestyle.

The father's cross-motion for overpayment of child support and section 7 expenses was granted, and the parenting schedule was varied on consent.

The mother was ordered to obtain leave before bringing further motions.

The wife brought a motion seeking the release of $500,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the matrimonial home to pay her legal and accounting fees.

The husband opposed the release and brought a cross-motion seeking to dismiss the wife's motion for alleged non-compliance with prior orders, requesting alternate security for his equalization claim, and seeking further disclosure and costs thrown away for cancelled questioning.

The court found the wife was not in breach of prior orders and granted the release of $500,000, noting the husband had already received a significant advance from the proceeds.

The court declined to order the wife to pledge her RRSP due to tax consequences but issued a general preservation order over her assets.

The court also ordered the wife to provide further disclosure, fixed dates for questioning, and awarded the husband $2,000 for costs thrown away.

The applicant husband brought a motion for interim spousal support and shared use of a Florida condominium following the breakdown of a 31-year marriage.

The core dispute involved determining the respondent wife's income from her corporation.

The court imputed the wife's income at $720,000 and the husband's at $180,000, ordering the wife to pay $20,000 per month in interim spousal support.

The husband's request for shared use of the Florida condominium was dismissed as he had alternative housing and timeshares available.

Appeal from a master's ruling on a refusals motion arising during examinations conducted under rule 39.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure in connection with a motion for particulars.

The plaintiff argued that the defendants waived solicitor‑client privilege over their entire litigation file by filing an affidavit from counsel stating that the defendants lacked knowledge necessary to plead.

The court held that filing a solicitor’s affidavit results only in a limited waiver of privilege confined to matters directly placed in issue by the affidavit.

Solicitor‑client privilege remains fundamental and must be interpreted narrowly when assessing waiver.

The master correctly concluded that only documents connected to the affidavit’s subject matter were producible and that broader disclosure of the law firm’s entire file was not required.