Cameron Robert Croxall

The applicant mother sought a parenting order and child support for their 22-month-old child in an uncontested trial.

The respondent father failed to file an Answer and did not attend the hearing, leading to a default.

The court granted the mother sole decision-making responsibility and primary residence, with the father's parenting time at the mother's discretion due to past issues.

The court imputed minimum wage income to the father for child support, rejecting the mother's higher speculative imputation, and ordered ongoing support and annual income disclosure.

No retroactive child support or costs were sought or awarded.

This decision follows a two-day trial concerning custody and access for the parties' two children.

The father sought equal parenting time (50/50), while the mother sought joint custody with primary care to her and specific access for the father.

The court applied the "best interests of the child" test under the Children's Law Reform Act, giving particular consideration to the elder child's special needs for routine and stability.

The court found the mother better suited to meet the elder child's needs and ordered joint custody with primary residence to the mother, granting the father parenting time on alternating weekends and two mid-week evening visits.

The court also addressed the parents' communication issues, ordering the use of a communication program and emphasizing the need to avoid conflict in front of the children.

Child support and Section 7 expenses were also determined.