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Power was finally found in contempt of the court in 2015. He has since contributed $ 3,237, less than a month of assistance under a new arrangement, and has not paid anything since 2018, the ruling said.

“Mr. Power made only symbolic efforts to support his children,” said Jollimore. “He put his duty on his ex-wife and made his children dependent on the charity of his parents. His father was in his 70s and his mother was in Retirement. “

Power is an IT professional while the mother has no professional qualifications, the judge stated.

Power was due to appear in court in October 2015 to be convicted of contempt of court but never showed up after moving to Denmark with his new wife and new son that year.

Angela Power and Yuchshenko had the courts cancel his passport and driver’s license and then informed the Danish immigration authorities about it.

He was deported in February 2019 and arrested in Montreal last November on a Canadian warrant, Jollimore said. His detention allowed him to be tried five years later.

The judge said Power offered to sell his home in 2016 and give his ex-wife half of the net proceeds to settle the matter. But Angela Power would have received about $ 91,000, which means the father was only “trying to get a deal that would give him about a 63% discount on his child support debt,” Jollimore said.

His current wife testified that provincial authorities had determined that the couple had no property other than their home. But the judge said she did not accept the claim, citing an earlier decision that Power had moved its financial affairs overseas.

She also noted that he spoke at the hearing last week and was clearly emotional but never apologized for his behavior.

“There was no evidence that Joseph Power had ever expressed regrets until yesterday afternoon – after spending a month in jail.”

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