Courtney G. Hughes

The applicant wife brought a motion for interim spousal support.

The respondent husband, a police officer, was suspended with base pay due to criminal charges laid by the applicant.

The court found the applicant entitled to interim spousal support.

The court declined to impute higher income to the respondent, finding his suspension did not constitute intentional under-employment while criminal charges remained pending.

The court imputed the applicant's income at a discounted rate of $45,000 to account for her recent return to work and health issues.

The applicant brought a motion for further financial disclosure from the respondent and his mother, a non-party, in a family law proceeding.

The applicant alleged the respondent transferred over $1.5 million to his mother to defeat her claims for support and equalization.

The court found the respondent's financial disclosure was deficient and ordered him to produce extensive personal and corporate banking records.

The court also ordered the respondent's mother to produce her personal bank statements, finding her privacy interests were outweighed by the unexplained transfer of family property.