The applicant father brought a motion to find the respondent mother in contempt for repeatedly breaching a final order regarding his overnight parenting time.
The court found that the mother intentionally breached clear and unequivocal terms of the order on multiple occasions, often requiring the father to resort to police enforcement.
Given the mother's pattern of disregarding court orders and resorting to self-help measures, the court declined to exercise its discretion against a contempt finding, concluding it was in the child's best interests.
The mother was found in contempt, and the matter was adjourned for a penalty hearing.
