What are the consequences of a parent's wilful disregard of a court order?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from D’Abruzzo v Giancola, 2017 ONSC 2349 (CanLII):
The court must preserve the integrity of and the respect for the administration of justice by ensuring that parties understand that wilful breached or court orders have consequences. A parent has an obligation to take reasonable means to ensure that their child complies with the law (See Beregeron v. Roy, [2011] O.J. No. 460, at par 13).
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