The applicant father brought a motion to vary a temporary custody and access order, while the respondent mother brought a cross-motion for a section 30 assessment under the Children's Law Reform Act.
The parties had a high-conflict separation, with the father alleging the mother was abusive and the mother alleging the father was alienating the children.
The Office of the Children's Lawyer (OCL) became involved and recommended a section 30 assessment.
The court applied the criteria from Glick v. Cale and found that an assessment was warranted given the toxic family dynamic and the children's stress.
The court ordered the assessment and varied the temporary order to suspend overnight access for the two older children with the mother, pending the assessment's completion.
