The respondent father brought a motion to change seeking termination of a child support order made on consent on April 23, 2014.
The applicant mother failed to respond and did not appear.
The father alleged that the two children, twin boys born August 16, 1999, were no longer enrolled in full-time education, had withdrawn from parental control, and no longer resided with the mother.
The court considered whether to proceed under the Family Law Rules or the Family Law Act section 44 procedure.
Finding that the prerequisites of section 44 were met (respondent failed to appear, resided more than 150 kilometres away, and issues could be adequately determined), the court proceeded under section 44.
The court made an interim suspension order effective May 31, 2018, and a provisional termination order effective August 16, 2017, pending confirmation by another court.