The respondent mother sought an order for the Office of the Children's Lawyer (OCL) to prepare a s. 112 report or, alternatively, a private parenting plan assessment for the parties' nine-year-old child.
The applicant father opposed, arguing the report was unnecessary.
The court found sufficient grounds to order a s. 112 report, citing the child's struggles in school, a new medical diagnosis (retinoschisis), challenges with sleeping alone, and expressed anxieties about the father's home.
The court emphasized the importance of obtaining the child's views and preferences.
The motion was granted, and the mother was awarded partial indemnity costs of $1,700.