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Extensive financial disclosure ordered from respondent and his mother following unexplained $1.5 million transfer.
The applicant brought a motion for further financial disclosure from the respondent and his mother, a non-party, in a family law proceeding.
The applicant alleged the respondent transferred over $1.5 million to his mother to defeat her claims for support and equalization.
The court found the respondent's financial disclosure was deficient and ordered him to produce extensive personal and corporate banking records.
The court also ordered the respondent's mother to produce her personal bank statements, finding her privacy interests were outweighed by the unexplained transfer of family property.
Interim disbursements of $40,000 awarded for imminent legal fees to level the playing field.
The applicant wife brought a motion seeking $140,000 in interim disbursements from the respondent husband to cover business valuations, real estate appraisals, and anticipated legal fees.
The court found the requests for valuation and appraisal costs lacked specificity and were premature given the early stage of financial disclosure.
However, the court awarded $40,000 in interim disbursements for imminent legal fees, finding the applicant lacked the means to fund the litigation and the advance was necessary to level the playing field.
