The mother sought a stay of an interim access order that granted the father unsupervised access to their four-year-old child pending her appeal of that order.
The father had not seen the child for over a year and had a history of mental health issues, though no agency had raised concerns about his parenting ability.
Applying the three-part test for a stay, the court found that the balance of convenience favoured a brief period of supervised access to assist the child's reintegration with the father.
The motion to stay was granted in part, varying the lower court's order to require three supervised visits before the unsupervised access schedule commenced.
