The parties separated after a 19-year marriage characterized by the father's coercive control and family violence.
Following separation, the father engaged in severe alienating behaviours, resulting in the four children completely rejecting their mother.
The mother sought a custody reversal for the two youngest children.
The court found the father entirely responsible for the severe alienation but concluded that a custody reversal would not be in the children's best interests due to the mother's emotional fragility and the high risk of further trauma.
The children remained in the father's primary care with strict conditions, including independent communication rights for the mother with schools and health professionals.
