Alexandra Cohan

The applicant father brought a motion to find the respondent mother in contempt of a 2018 access order after he was denied access to the children since December 2019.

The court found that while the preponderance of the evidence suggested the mother's recent attempt to facilitate access was a sham, it did not meet the criminal standard of proof required for contempt.

The motion was dismissed, but no costs were awarded due to the mother's unreasonable conduct.

The applicant father brought a motion for restoration of access to his two children and an assessment under s. 30 of the Children's Law Reform Act.

The respondent mother had withheld access since January 2020 and failed to file responding materials.

The court granted the applicant interim access to the children and ordered the respondent to pay $500 in costs, emphasizing that it is not in the children's best interests to be without their father.

The applicant father brought an urgent motion regarding access to the parties' two children during the COVID-19 suspension of regular court operations.

The triage judge reviewed the electronic materials and determined the matter was not urgent, as there were no concerns regarding the safety of the children or a parent.

The motion was adjourned to set a case conference date.