The respondent father sought an adjournment of a scheduled one-day trial on spousal support, claiming he was unable to attend due to mental incapacity.
The applicant mother opposed the adjournment.
The father failed to appear at trial and had not contacted his counsel since January 22, 2015.
The court denied the adjournment request, finding no evidentiary basis for the claimed incapacity and noting the speculative nature of the father's counsel's arguments.
The father's spousal support claim was dismissed, the mother's custody claim was granted, and a costs order of $6,500 was imposed, to be enforced as child support.
