The parties separated in 2021 and entered into a separation agreement providing for equal parenting time and joint decision-making with the applicant father having final authority.
The applicant subsequently abused his decision-making authority, repeatedly withheld the children, and made unfounded allegations of physical abuse against the respondent mother to the police and CAS.
Following a trial, the court ordered that equal parenting time continue on a 2-2-3 schedule, but granted sole decision-making responsibility to the respondent mother due to the applicant's history of unilateral decision-making and creation of adult conflict.
