Patrice Cormier

The respondent father brought a motion for temporary orders including child support, spousal support, and permission to communicate with the applicant mother.

The mother brought an informal cross-motion for child support.

The court found that the father met the 40% threshold for shared custody and imputed his income at $40,000 due to insufficient financial disclosure.

The mother was ordered to pay $900 per month in child support, subject to a 30% reduction for extraordinary expenses she paid.

The father's requests for temporary spousal support and direct communication with the mother were dismissed due to the high-conflict nature of the separation.

A family law motion addressed spousal support sought by the applicant and a cross‑motion by the respondent seeking child support and other relief, including claims for retroactive child support and special expenses.

The court had previously issued an endorsement awarding the applicant $1,000 per month in spousal support and leaving other financial issues to the trial judge.

After the respondent filed a supplementary affidavit concerning past special expenses before the formal order was issued, the court confirmed it was not functus and reviewed the new material.

The additional affidavit did not change the court’s conclusions and the remaining financial issues were left for determination at trial.

The court approved the draft order with a minor wording variation.

The applicant brought a motion seeking temporary spousal support following the breakdown of a long-term marriage.

The respondent brought a competing motion seeking temporary child support and other relief relating to the parties’ adult child attending university.

The court found that the evidentiary record was insufficient to determine issues of retroactive support or special and extraordinary expenses due to changing circumstances relating to the child.

Considering the length of the marriage and the applicant’s disability income compared to the respondent’s significantly higher employment income, the court ordered interim spousal support of $1,000 per month effective September 1, 2015.

All issues of retroactivity and set-off were reserved to the trial judge.