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38006

Dominic Vito Vetro v. Gabrielle Vetro

(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2018-07-12 Close file on Leave
2018-07-11 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2018-07-11 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2018-07-05 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application,
The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent in the amount of $1,000.00. In any event, had such motion been granted, the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Numbers C56023 and C56580, 2013 ONCA 303, dated May 7, 2013, would have been dismissed with costs to the respondent, in the amount of $1,000.00.
Dismissed, with costs
2018-06-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2018-06-04 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court
2018-04-12 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Gabrielle Vetro
2018-04-12 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-04-12 Gabrielle Vetro
2018-03-16 Letter advising parties of a complete application for leave to appeal, (FILE OPENED 2018-03-16)
2018-02-21 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Dominic Vito Vetro
2017-12-12 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Dominic Vetro. Update regarding the missing material. Dominic Vito Vetro
2017-12-12 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Dominic V. Vetro (by email). Follow up on the missing documents. Dominic Vito Vetro
2017-11-20 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), update on missing documents for the application. Filing Fee included. Dominic Vito Vetro
2017-10-12 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), letter in response to checklist Dominic Vito Vetro
2017-10-02 Letter requesting materials at end of review period; Court file no. not assigned
2017-09-22 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Gabrielle St-George. Letter to the applicant regarding the material filed. Gabrielle Vetro
2017-09-22 Correspondence received from, the respondent via email; correcting the email address used by the applicant. Gabrielle Vetro
2017-09-22 Letter acknowledging receipt of an application for leave to appeal
2017-09-21 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Dominic Vetro. Cover letter for the application for leave to appeal. Dominic Vito Vetro
2017-09-20 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Included in the application for leave to appeal), AMENDED motion filed on 2018-02-21., Completed on: 2017-09-21 Dominic Vito Vetro
2017-09-20 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), AMENDED application filed on 2018-02-21., Completed on: 2018-03-16 Dominic Vito Vetro

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Vetro, Dominic Vito Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Vetro, Gabrielle Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Vetro, Dominic Vito

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Vetro, Gabrielle

This party is not represented by counsel.

Summary

Keywords

Family law – Support – Spousal support – Civil procedure – Pleadings – Applicant’s pleadings struck prior to trial for failure to comply with support and financial disclosure orders – Whether procedural fairness compromised and critical evidence overlooked – Whether actual income and voluntary support payments were fully taken into account – Whether issues properly understood

Summary

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Following the parties’ separation in November of 2008 after a 25 year marriage, the applicant failed to comply with interim orders requiring him to pay child support and to make full financial disclosure. He was frequently in arrears and there were numerous applications culminating in an order striking his pleadings prior to the hearing of the divorce action. An uncontested trial took place. The issues included spousal support and arrears, child support and arrears, arrears of s. 7 expenses and equalization of net family properties. The trial judge imputed income to the father and made orders for ongoing support and arrears of support. She also made an order vesting the father’s one-half interest in the matrimonial home in favour of the mother in partial satisfaction of his arrears and lump sum spousal support obligations. The father appealed the order striking his pleadings and the orders made by the trial judge. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal.

Lower court rulings

August 23, 2012
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

201/09, 2012 ONSC 4840

Order striking applicant’s pleadings for failure to comply with prior interim support and financial disclosure orders

November 19, 2012
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

201/19, 2012 ONSC 6734

Order imputing income to applicant for support purposes; Matrimonial home ordered vested in respondent in partial satisfaction of applicant’s arrears and lump sum support obligations

May 7, 2013
Court of Appeal for Ontario

2013 ONCA 303, C56023, C56580

Applicant’s appeals from orders of motions judge and trial judge dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-02-27