The applicant father brought a motion for unsupervised access to his two children, while the respondent mother brought a cross-motion for child support, an order securing the father's personal injury settlement funds, and leave to amend her pleadings.
The court granted the father unsupervised daytime access, finding that he had successfully managed his chronic pain and prescription drug dependency.
The court dismissed the mother's request to secure the settlement funds, noting no history of asset dissipation or failure to pay support.
The mother was permitted to amend her pleadings to add a Family Law Act claim, and the father was ordered to pay interim child support based on a notional income derived from his settlement funds.
