The appellant father moved for a stay pending appeal of a final parenting order that granted primary residence and sole decision-making authority to the respondent mother.
The mother opposed the stay and moved for security for costs of the trial and appeal.
The court dismissed the motion for a stay, finding that the appeal grounds were weak and a stay would not be in the child's best interests given the trial judge's findings of severe coercive control and family violence by the father.
The court granted the mother's motion for security for costs of the appeal in the amount of $30,000 due to the father's unpaid costs orders and the weakness of the appeal, but dismissed the request for security for trial costs as they had not yet been determined.
