Victoria Varro

The court issued a costs endorsement following a motion where the respondent sought to introduce issues regarding a joint venture, a mortgage renewal, and the distribution of trust funds.

The applicant was successful in opposing the joint venture issue, while the respondent was successful on the mortgage renewal issue.

The court found that both parties had taken unreasonable positions on the issues they lost.

Given the divided success, the court declined to award costs to either party and cautioned them against taking unreasonable positions that hinder the resolution of the family law dispute.

In an ongoing family law dispute, the court addressed several issues regarding the court-ordered sale of eight properties.

The respondent brought a motion to vary the order to sell the properties, arguing they were no longer required to pay the applicant.

The court dismissed the motion, citing the respondent's continued obstructive conduct and the uncertainty of receivership costs and tax liabilities.

The court also established a mechanism for the applicant to obtain vesting orders if the respondent obstructed the sales, directed a trial of an issue regarding the validity of third-party mortgages, and refused to release sale proceeds to the respondent's company until the applicant was fully paid.

The applicant wife brought a motion for contempt sentencing and the appointment of an investigative receiver following the respondent husband's deliberate and flagrant failure to comply with multiple financial disclosure orders in a family law proceeding.

The respondent brought a motion to adjourn the sentencing and to sell certain properties.

The court dismissed the adjournment, fined the respondent $50,000 for contempt, and appointed an investigative receiver over his personal and corporate assets to determine his true financial circumstances.

The court also ordered the sale of several properties to fund the receivership and satisfy outstanding court orders, piercing the corporate veil to do so.

In a high-net-worth family law proceeding, the applicant brought a motion to find the respondent in civil contempt for failing to comply with multiple financial disclosure orders.

The court found that the respondent engaged in a deliberate and continuous course of conduct to delay disclosure, hide assets through corporate restructuring, and dissipate funds despite a non-dissipation order.

The court concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that the respondent wilfully and flagrantly breached the clear and unambiguous disclosure orders.

The respondent was found in contempt, with a sentencing hearing to be scheduled.