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Child ordered to attend school in person during COVID-19 pandemic as it was in his best interests.
The parties, who shared joint custody of their nine-year-old child, disagreed on whether the child should attend school in person or online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The applicant mother brought an urgent motion seeking an order for in-person attendance, while the respondent father sought online learning due to health risks.
The court found that the provincial government was in a better position to assess school attendance risks and that there was no unacceptable risk of harm to the child or either household.
The court ordered that the child be registered for and attend school in person, finding it to be in the child's best interests.
Wife awarded $12,500 in costs after successful motion for exclusive possession and temporary custody.
Following a ruling granting the respondent wife exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and temporary custody of the children, the court determined costs.
The wife had served an offer to settle, while the applicant husband had not.
The court emphasized the importance of offers to settle in family law proceedings, even for litigants of modest means.
The wife was awarded $12,500 in costs, to be paid from the husband's share of the net proceeds of the sale of the matrimonial home or credited against any equalization payment.
