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Interim spousal support denied to intentionally unemployed respondent; applicant granted sole RESP signing authority.
The parties separated after a 23-year marriage.
The respondent husband, who was the primary breadwinner during the marriage, lost his job post-separation due to alcohol abuse and sought interim spousal support from the applicant wife, whose income had increased.
The respondent also sought co-signing authority over the children's RESP account.
The court dismissed the respondent's motion for spousal support, finding no compensatory or non-compensatory entitlement, and imputed an income of $85,000 to him due to intentional unemployment.
The court also denied the respondent co-signing authority for the RESP, granting sole signing authority to the applicant with an obligation to provide accounting.
The successful applicant was awarded $5,000 in partial costs following a motion to change custody and support, reflecting the respondent's failure to provide timely financial disclosure.
This is a costs decision following a motion to change a custody, access, and child support order.
The applicant sought costs of $9,038.60 for both the custody and access portion and the child support portion of the motion.
The respondent, appearing self-represented, claimed inability to pay.
The court awarded partial costs of $5,000.00 inclusive of fees, disbursements, and taxes, finding the applicant acted reasonably and was substantially successful, while sanctioning the respondent's failure to provide timely financial disclosure.
