The applicant mother sought sole custody and primary residence of the parties' 12-year-old child, alleging the respondent father was abusive and controlling.
The father sought joint custody and a shared parenting regime.
The court found the mother's allegations of abuse were unsupported by independent evidence and that she had actively resisted including the father as a co-parent.
Relying on the expert evidence of a court-appointed child psychiatrist who recommended co-parenting, the court ordered joint custody and a shared equal parenting schedule, with a detailed dispute resolution framework including a parenting coordinator.
