Kids? This can be challenging

The mother in a recent Ontario case sought her costs of litigation, which amounted to $456,411.14, inclusive of disbursements and HST. The court had to determine whether the father’s conduct had been so unreasonable that it warranted ordering him to pay those costs. The Parties’ Story The parties were involved in acrimonious litigation for two …

Gelman & Associate’s Irina Davis recently worked on behalf of a client who was in court to respond to a husband’s motion to change spousal support. We’re pleased to report that our client was successful before the courts, with the decision being recently released. The original separation agreement The husband and wife were married on …

An Ontario court recently considered the interesting question of whether or not it was appropriate to grant interim custody to a parent while proceedings were underway. The Parties’ Story and Positions The parties began living together in May 2014 and separated in October 2018. They had one child together, who was born in 2016. The …