This case involved a dispute over parenting time and child support between separated parents.
The Applicant father sought shared residency for their three children, while the Respondent mother sought primary care.
The court dismissed the father's request for shared care, finding that the mother provided greater stability and that the parties' high-conflict communication issues, coupled with the father's inconsistent prioritization of the children's needs and inadequate housing, made shared care unsuitable.
The court ordered the children to remain in the mother's primary care, with the father maintaining existing weekend parenting time for the two younger children and flexible parenting time for the eldest child based on his wishes.
The court also determined the father's income for child support purposes and ordered him to contribute to special expenses, including an EduTravel trip for the eldest child, subject to an annual cap.
