This is a complex family law case involving a dispute over parenting arrangements between separated parents.
The applicant sought an order to temporarily remove the children from the respondent's primary care due to her alleged failure to meaningfully participate in court-ordered reunification therapy.
The case evolved over seven years from a simple application to confirm parenting time into a comprehensive examination of parental alienation, estrangement, and the children's resistance to contact with their father.
The court found that the respondent engaged in systematic alienating conduct that prevented the development of a meaningful father-child relationship, but ultimately declined to reverse custody due to the children's ages and entrenched positions.
