This is a motion brought by the father in a child protection status review proceeding seeking an interim variation of an access order made by Gregson J. on November 1, 2012.
The father sought immediate, increased, unsupervised access to his two children, including weekend access.
The court found that significant changes in circumstances had occurred since the original order, including the father's completion of anger management and counselling programs, separation from his former partner, improved communication with child protection authorities, and consistent, incident-free exercise of existing access.
The court granted the motion in part, expanding paternal access from three hours bi-weekly at a supervised access centre to daytime access in the community with progressive increases in duration, while maintaining some supervision at the society's discretion and prohibiting overnight access without society approval.
