R. Narang

The moving party father sought unsupervised overnight access to his six-year-old son, while the responding party mother brought a cross-motion for retroactive child support.

The court dismissed the mother's claim for retroactive support due to a lack of evidence regarding the father's income.

Regarding access, the court found that the mother was actively interfering with the father-son relationship and moving the goalposts for access.

The court ordered a staged access schedule, beginning with visits supervised by the paternal grandmother, and directed the parties to attend counselling.

The respondent spouse brought a motion for interim spousal support following a short marriage that ended shortly after the respondent immigrated to Canada through the applicant’s sponsorship.

The court considered whether a spouse who emigrates to Canada through a sponsorship undertaking and suffers career disruption may be entitled to enhanced interim support despite the short duration of the marriage.

The court found that the respondent suffered economic disadvantage by leaving an established career abroad and entering a labour market where her credentials were not recognized.

The court held that the sponsorship undertaking and the respondent’s transitional needs justified departure from the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines.

Interim spousal support and related educational expenses were ordered to facilitate the respondent’s path to self‑sufficiency.