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Status quo of shared parenting maintained; no child support ordered due to equal incomes.
The applicant mother brought a motion for sole custody, child support, and other relief, while the respondent father sought joint custody.
The parties had been exercising a shared parenting arrangement since separation.
The court declined to make a final custody order, maintaining the status quo of shared care and control pending an investigation by the Office of the Children's Lawyer.
The access schedule was slightly modified to allow the mother one weekend per month.
As the parties had virtually identical incomes and shared custody over 40% of the time, no periodic child support was ordered, but the parties were directed to share section 7 expenses equally.
Court orders temporary spousal support pending fuller financial disclosure.
The applicant brought a motion for interim spousal support following the parties’ separation after a 34‑year marriage.
The parties were equal shareholders in a corporation through which the respondent earned income, but the corporation’s financial situation and the respondent’s current income were unclear due to incomplete financial disclosure and outstanding tax liabilities.
The applicant sought support based on an imputed income of $150,000 using the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines.
The court held that there was insufficient evidence to determine an appropriate interim support order pending trial and declined to impute the proposed income.
Instead, the court ordered a temporary “interim, interim” spousal support payment for four months pending production of corporate financial statements and further questioning.
