A custody and access dispute involving a four-year-old child, Sophia Franco dos Santos Rego, born March 16, 2010.
The applicant, Victor Rego, sought sole custody, child support from the respondent, and various financial recompense.
The respondent, Claudia Santos, sought sole custody with supervised access for the applicant.
The court found that the respondent engaged in a sustained pattern of parental alienation, deliberately frustrating access orders and making derogatory statements about the applicant in the child's presence.
The respondent was found to suffer from a delusional disorder, maintaining irrational beliefs about the applicant's role in the child's life despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
The court awarded sole custody to the applicant, finding that continued custody with the respondent posed real and present risks to the child's emotional and psychological well-being.
Access by the respondent was placed in the applicant's discretion pending professional assessment of appropriate access arrangements.
