What are the implications of a Master’s decision to grant an interim order against a father?

There is another aspect of the father’s submissions relating to the interim orders that requires comment. The father has argued that the Master was in error in making the interim order in the first place, and has made some arguments about what the Master must have done to reach his conclusions. In my view, it is not open to the father to argue now, six years after the order was made, that it was incorrect. When a court makes an order after giving each side the opportunity to be heard, it stands unless it is appealed. This is particularly important in the family law context as parents need to make decisions in the best interests of children knowing what financial resources they have available: Hamilton v. Pearce, 2001 BCSC 1092.