The applicant father brought a motion to change a temporary, without-prejudice parenting order to expand his parenting time and alter exchange protocols.
The court found that the temporary order had crystallized into a status quo, requiring the father to demonstrate a material change in circumstances.
The court concluded that the father failed to establish a material change, as the alleged increase in conflict did not occur at parenting exchanges and the existing structure already minimized parental interaction.
Furthermore, the court held that the proposed variation was not in the best interests of the child, who has special needs, particularly while an assessment by the Office of the Children's Lawyer was ongoing.
The motion was dismissed.
