The applicant mother brought a motion for an interim parenting order after the respondent father withheld their six-year-old child following a visit.
The mother had previously obtained an ex parte order for the child's immediate return.
The court found compelling reasons to deviate from the pre-separation status quo due to the father's criminal charges, lack of suitable living arrangements, and poor judgment in withholding the child.
The court ordered that the child reside primarily with the mother and granted the father unsupervised daytime parenting time, with no overnight visits until he secures suitable accommodations.
