The respondent mother brought a motion to vary an interim parenting time order for her two-year-old child, Isabelle, who resides with the applicant father.
The mother, now residing four hours away, sought unsupervised weekly parenting time in Sudbury or supervised by her mother/adult daughter.
The father proposed limited supervised access in Milton at a family visiting centre.
The court found material changes in circumstances, including the mother's relocation, resolution of criminal charges, and the cessation of previous supervision arrangements.
Emphasizing the child's best interests, particularly physical, emotional, and psychological safety, security, and well-being, the court deemed the father's proposal ungenerous and impractical, while the mother's request for weekly travel was excessive for a young child.
The court ordered a hybrid approach: supervised parenting time at the maternal grandmother's alcohol-free home in Sudbury once a month for a weekend, and also supervised access at the Thrive Family Visiting Centre in Milton.
Remote parenting time provisions were also established.
