The appellant father appealed findings of contempt and a suspended sentence imposed after he unilaterally removed his child to Bermuda, frustrating the respondent mother's access rights.
The father argued his appeal was timely under the Criminal Appeal Rules.
The Court of Appeal held that civil contempt proceedings arising from matrimonial litigation are governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure, rendering his appeal of the contempt findings out of time.
The appeal of the sentence conditions and the mother's cross-appeal regarding child support and costs were both dismissed.
