This is a motion to change a final consent order regarding custody and access of a child with autism spectrum disorder and other medical conditions.
The applicant mother sought to maintain sole custody with supervised access for the respondent father.
The respondent father sought joint custody with expanded unsupervised access.
The court found a material change in circumstances and awarded joint custody with a parallel parenting arrangement, granting the father significant decision-making authority regarding medical and educational matters, and a phased increase in parenting time.
The court found the mother had engaged in a pattern of alienating behaviour and excluding the father from the child's life, contrary to the child's best interests.
