The respondent was previously found in contempt for withdrawing $186,552.35 from a joint line of credit in breach of a court order.
The applicant sought to strike the respondent's pleadings as a penalty.
The court declined to strike the pleadings, noting it is a drastic remedy to be used only in exceptional circumstances, particularly in family law.
Instead, the court ordered the respondent to repay the outstanding balance, pay costs of $6,413.60, and pay a $10,000 penalty to the applicant from her share of the matrimonial home sale proceeds.
