Andrew Emery

The applicant sought to change a final order regarding access to his five-year-old daughter, requesting immediate full-day unsupervised access.

The respondent opposed due to concerns about the applicant's alcohol use and parenting skills, proposing supervised access.

The court ordered a graduated resumption of access, starting with four hours weekly, increasing over time, with initial 30-minute supervision by the respondent at drop-off, and all visits to occur in a public place without the applicant driving the child.

The court emphasized the child's best interests and the applicant's past conduct.

The applicant sought to set aside the Ontario registration of an Australian child support liability, arguing lack of proper notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard.

The court found that the applicant had proper notice based on Australian law and his awareness of the obligation, and a reasonable opportunity to be heard given the administrative nature of the Australian assessment process, distinguishing it from judicial proceedings in other foreign jurisdictions.

The motion was dismissed, and the registration confirmed.