The parties separated when their child was 10 months old, and the mother unilaterally retained the child in Alberta while the father returned to Ontario.
The mother sought sole decision-making and supervised parenting time for the father, alleging he posed a risk of sexual harm to the child.
Following a 4-day trial and expert psychiatric evidence concluding the father posed no risk, the court dismissed the mother's claims of abuse.
The court ordered joint decision-making with divided tie-breaking authority, terminated the supervision requirement, and ordered that the child reside in Ontario with the father to maximize contact with both parents.
