The applicant father sought a change in parenting arrangements and decision-making responsibility for the parties' 12-year-old child, requesting primary residence with him and full decision-making authority.
The respondent mother opposed the primary residence change but was agreeable to shared parenting and sought to retain decision-making for health and education.
The court found a material change in circumstances warranting a review.
After a four-day trial, the court ordered shared parenting time on a week on/week off schedule.
Decision-making responsibility was split: the mother was granted final decision-making for medical and educational issues, while the father was granted final decision-making for dental and all other issues.
The court emphasized the best interests of the child, considering the parents' respective disabilities, their efforts to address past communication issues, and the child's wishes.
