Paul Fox

This family law trial involved a separated cohabiting couple with one child, addressing issues of custody, access, child and spousal support, and division of property.

The court found the respondent's financial disclosure inadequate and dishonest, imputing an income of $150,000/year to him.

The applicant was granted sole custody, with the respondent receiving specified access.

No spousal support was awarded as both parties were deemed self-supporting.

Child support was ordered at $1263/month plus $500/month for section 7 expenses, with 10 years of future support secured from the respondent's share of the notional proceeds from the sale of the jointly owned home, due to his history of non-compliance.

The jointly owned property was valued, and various adjustments were made to the parties' respective shares.

In this child protection summary judgment motion, the Catholic Children's Aid Society sought an order making a child with a rare medical condition (Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome) a crown ward.

The child had been in the society's care for over two years following a finding of need for protection.

The mother opposed the motion and sought to resume care with proposed supports including daycare, trained caregivers, and night nursing.

The court found that despite the mother's genuine love for the child and her completion of medical training, she had failed to present a concrete and viable plan to meet the child's complex medical needs over the two-year period.

The court granted the society's motion and made the child a crown ward with access to the mother in the society's discretion.