A custody and access dispute between separated parents of two children.
The applicant father sought joint custody and alternate week access, while the respondent mother sought sole custody and continuation of the existing limited access schedule.
The court found that the parties separated in May 2013 and that the father unilaterally implemented an alternate week arrangement in January 2015 without the mother's agreement.
The Office of the Children's Lawyer conducted two investigations recommending increased access for the father but not a full 50/50 arrangement.
The court found evidence of the father's physical abuse toward his former partners and adult daughter, though not toward the children in question.
The court ordered sole custody to the mother with an enhanced access schedule for the father based on the OCL's first report recommendations, rejecting the father's demand for equal time sharing.
The court also ordered retroactive child support and arrears payments.
