The applicant brought a family law motion to strike one respondent's Answer and Counterpetition based on persistent non-compliance with court orders, longstanding child support arrears, failure to pay prior costs, and incomplete financial disclosure.
The court held that striking pleadings in a family case is reserved for exceptional circumstances where no other remedy would suffice, and found that threshold met.
The responding party was given a fair opportunity to respond but failed to provide admissible evidence explaining his conduct.
The court struck the pleadings, imposed the consequences under Rule 1(8.4), and awarded the applicant $8,000 in full indemnity costs.
