Minipreet Bhattia

In a child protection proceeding, the respondent father brought a motion seeking DNA testing to determine biological parentage and requesting that the child protection society pay for the testing costs.

The court determined it had jurisdiction to order DNA testing under section 10 of the Children's Law Reform Act, despite the proceeding being under the Child and Family Services Act.

The court found that DNA testing was in the best interests of the child and ordered the society to arrange and pay for the testing.

Both the mother and father brought motions to change a child support order dated March 25, 2011.

The mother sought to increase the table amount of child support and obtain contributions toward child-care expenses under section 7 of the Child Support Guidelines.

The father sought to reduce his support obligation and arrears.

The court found that the father, a self-employed trucker operating through a corporation, had failed to provide adequate financial disclosure.

The court imputed income of $40,000 per annum for the father based on available evidence, increased his table support obligation from $537 to $579 per month, and ordered him to contribute $152 per month toward child-care expenses.

The court also increased his arrears by $726 and permitted repayment at $150 per month.