So my motion is done! Not only did my ex not file anything (this was the adjournment date since he didn’t file anything for the original date)..... he didn’t even show. Which really surprised me.
Anyways, court was PACKED. And everyone was very tense- lawyers and duty counsel running around frantically and snipping back and forth at each other all morning. So I’m thinking great, my motion is going to get put over, and my ex is going to get ANOTHER crack at delaying this. I sit there for about 3 hrs and then this one duty counsel who always remembers me approached me and asks if my ex is there (no) and that she was going to try and sneak me in before the lunch break.
I managed to be the last person to get in front of the judge before their lunch break. He says to me “I was going to stand your matter down but I looked over your material and have decided to take care of it today. Please have a seat”
He then proceeded to flip through my material and scribble stuff down in complete silence for about 5 minutes. He never once asked me anything. Then he looks up and says “I’ve granted your motion on your first 3 points in a temporary order. The remaining two- arrears and costs- I am going to put over until your next date with your case management judge”
So I got CS based on an imputed income of $40,000, section 7s proportionate to income and collected by FRO every month, and an order that he has to get life insurance to cover his CS obligations. It’s not a final order, and I didn’t get arrears dealt with, but I already expected that I would not get those two things on a short motion
In his endorsement the judge wrote that arrears and costs are to be dealt with at my next settlement conference, the date of which is to be booked by myself. Thing is, I already booked a trial management conference for myself. It is in December. Is there any point in going back to a settlement conference, or just go to my TMC and push for trial? Also, at this point, considering his lack of contribution would it be a good idea to ask to strike his pleadings at my next conference?
Anyways, court was PACKED. And everyone was very tense- lawyers and duty counsel running around frantically and snipping back and forth at each other all morning. So I’m thinking great, my motion is going to get put over, and my ex is going to get ANOTHER crack at delaying this. I sit there for about 3 hrs and then this one duty counsel who always remembers me approached me and asks if my ex is there (no) and that she was going to try and sneak me in before the lunch break.
I managed to be the last person to get in front of the judge before their lunch break. He says to me “I was going to stand your matter down but I looked over your material and have decided to take care of it today. Please have a seat”
He then proceeded to flip through my material and scribble stuff down in complete silence for about 5 minutes. He never once asked me anything. Then he looks up and says “I’ve granted your motion on your first 3 points in a temporary order. The remaining two- arrears and costs- I am going to put over until your next date with your case management judge”
So I got CS based on an imputed income of $40,000, section 7s proportionate to income and collected by FRO every month, and an order that he has to get life insurance to cover his CS obligations. It’s not a final order, and I didn’t get arrears dealt with, but I already expected that I would not get those two things on a short motion
In his endorsement the judge wrote that arrears and costs are to be dealt with at my next settlement conference, the date of which is to be booked by myself. Thing is, I already booked a trial management conference for myself. It is in December. Is there any point in going back to a settlement conference, or just go to my TMC and push for trial? Also, at this point, considering his lack of contribution would it be a good idea to ask to strike his pleadings at my next conference?
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