The respondent brought an urgent motion seeking recommencement of access and make-up weekends for the child, Alicia, after the applicant unilaterally withheld access due to COVID-19 concerns.
The court, acting as Triage Judge, reviewed the materials and applied the test for urgency during the pandemic.
It found that the matter did not meet the high threshold for urgency, but emphasized that existing court orders for access must be respected.
The applicant's concerns about COVID-19 compliance were not supported by evidence and did not justify breaching the order.
The court ordered the applicant to provide two consecutive make-up weekends immediately and for alternating weekend access to resume thereafter.
The respondent's request for an urgent motion hearing was dismissed without prejudice, and no costs were ordered at this stage.