The applicant father brought a motion to vary a temporary parenting order, seeking primary residence and sole decision-making responsibility for the parties' 4-year-old child, with supervised parenting time for the respondent mother.
The mother had repeatedly denied the father parenting time based on unsubstantiated allegations of physical and sexual abuse, and drugging, which were investigated and closed by police and child protection services.
The court found compelling circumstances to change the status quo prior to trial, noting the mother's failure to support the child's relationship with the father and the emotional harm caused by her conduct.
The court granted the father's motion, awarding him primary residence and sole decision-making, and ordered the mother to have supervised parenting time.
