What are the consequences of a party’s failure to follow a court order?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mills v. Hachey, 2018 ONCJ 779 (CanLII):
A party’s failure to follow a court order should not be taken lightly. As articulated by the court in Gordon v. Starr[1]: “An order is an order, not a suggestion. Non-compliance must have consequences. One of the reasons that many family proceedings degenerate into an expensive merry-go-round ride is the all-too-common casual approach to compliance with court orders.” [Emphasis added]
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