A B.C. Supreme Court judge found financial adviser Peter Cishecki in contempt for actions taken during a spousal support dispute and ordered him to return $360,953 to a corporation.
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A B.C. Supreme Court judge found financial adviser Peter Cishecki in contempt of court after concluding he breached an interim spousal support arrangement connected to a dispute with his former spouse, claimant Christine Lee McBeth‑Cishecki.
Justice Joel R. Groves made the finding in Oct. 2 oral reasons for judgment, describing the conduct as “totally unbelievable.” The contempt application was brought by McBeth‑Cishecki, 67, against Cishecki, 61.
The ruling said Cishecki is under fraud investigation by the B.C. Securities Commission. Groves noted the commission has described evidence, not yet proven at a tribunal, that Cishecki and his companies may have sold debt securities to investors and made payments to investors using other investors’ money.
Groves said Cishecki is required to pay $15,000 a month to McBeth‑Cishecki for interim spousal support but that he told the court he is behind by $36,000. Groves adjourned Cishecki’s request to alter the agreement.
In finding contempt, Groves cited Cishecki’s advancement of $900,000 in personal loans to three employees, with $360,953 remaining outstanding. The two parties had previously been ordered not to do anything that could reduce the value of any asset that could be family property.
Groves noted that contempt findings in civil proceedings require a standard of proof comparable to that used in criminal proceedings. The judge also reviewed the evidence of what he described as recurring “games” in the separation-related litigation following the couple’s separation in 2024 after a 17-year relationship.
Groves said the court heard evidence that Cishecki’s business was “successful,” and that in 2025 the combined business enterprise had gross revenues of $5.4 million with $2.65 million in expenses, leaving retained earnings of $1.1 million and dividend income of $1.4 million. The ruling also referred to $3 million in equity in a Scottsdale, Ariz. property and said McBeth‑Cishecki bought a condo in White Rock after the separation.
Among the transactions Groves discussed was an asset transfer in which Cishecki transferred a Pemberton property to longtime employee and friend Brian Ikeda for $600,000. Groves said the company had already spent $2.5 million building a house on the property and that the property is worth at least $3 million, adding that he found the transfer was linked to misleading statements made to McBeth‑Cishecki’s then-lawyer.
Groves also described the loans to employees as part of a broader effort to pass value to the three individuals and questioned the explanation for advancing those amounts rather than taking steps related to the alleged loss of business.
The judge further cited a dividend-related issue, saying Cishecki allocated $731,000 in dividend income to McBeth‑Cishecki, but she did not receive any money, creating a tax liability described in the ruling as between $260,000 and $300,000. Groves said the businesses, not the claimant, paid the tax liability.
As part of the contempt remedy, Groves ordered Cishecki to return the outstanding $360,953 to the corporation by Nov. 12 to clear the finding or else appear in court for sentencing. Groves also ordered Cishecki and related companies—Christine Lee Holdings Inc., Everything Financial Mortgage Group Inc. and Everything Financial Consultants Inc.—not to open any further bank accounts.
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