Law360 Canada ( December 23, 2025, 9:34 AM EST) -- Appeal by J.A. from trial orders concerning parenting responsibilities, spousal support, child support for his stepson T.J., and reimbursement for missing Euros. Cross-appeal by K.A. from the trial judge’s costs order. The parties were involved in a high-conflict family law proceeding focused on parenting arrangements for their child. At trial, the judge found that J.A. weaponized the legal system to disenfranchise K.A. and awarded her sole parental decision-making authority. On appeal, J.A. sought to set aside the trial judge’s order assigning all parenting responsibilities to K.A. J.A. argued that the trial judge made palpable and overriding errors of fact, misapprehended or ignored material evidence, and failed to properly assess the child’s best interests. He also challenged the indefinite spousal support order, the child support order for T.J. without proper assessment of the biological father’s obligation, and the reimbursement for €7,700. K.A. cross-appealed the costs order, arguing she was the substantially successful party. The appeal raised issues of misapprehension of evidence, failure to consider contradictory evidence, and improper reliance on inadmissible hearsay. The primary focus of the appeal was the trial judge’s assessment of the child’s best interests, and her order giving K.A. all parental responsibilities for the child....