The applicant father sought joint custody and increased access, while the respondent mother sought sole custody, opposed increased access, and requested a change of the children's surname, retroactive child support, and special expenses.
The court granted joint custody, maintained the current access schedule for one year with leave to reapply for increased access, ordered the children's surname to be hyphenated (Cuthbert-Nolis), and partially granted retroactive child support and special expenses based on imputed income for a period of the father's intentional unemployment.
The court found both parents' credibility suspect due to mutual animosity and exaggeration.
