The applicant father brought a motion to change a 2006 order to seek sole custody of his two sons, alleging severe parental alienation by the respondent mother.
The mother brought a cross-motion for joint custody and a new psychological evaluation.
The court accepted the psychological evaluation finding severe parental alienation by the mother, who had fostered an unhealthy dependence and involved the children in the litigation.
To repair the father-son relationship, the court awarded the father temporary sole custody with a period of no contact for the mother, followed by supervised access, and eventually transitioning to a shared week-about joint custody arrangement.
The mother's requests for a new evaluation and appointment of children's counsel were dismissed.
