The applicant mother and respondent father brought competing motions within a motion to change.
The mother sought a private parenting capacity assessment under section 30 of the CLRA, while the father sought a finding of non-compliance against the mother for failing to facilitate his parenting time, as well as orders for OCL involvement and reconciliation therapy.
The court found that both parents had contributed to the high-conflict dynamic and that the mother had failed to make best efforts to ensure the children attended parenting time.
However, the court declined to order reconciliation therapy without an expert recommendation, noting the potential risk to the children's well-being.
The court ordered a private section 30 assessment and imposed a gradual reintegration schedule to resume the children's contact with the father.
