J. Hart

The Respondent Father brought a motion seeking disclosure of the complete file from the Office of the Children's Lawyer (OCL) to challenge its recommendations regarding decision-making responsibility and parenting time for the child.

The Applicant Mother opposed the motion, arguing privilege and privacy.

The court found that the Mother had waived any privilege or privacy interest by providing the records to the OCL and that the records were relevant and necessary for the Father to challenge the OCL's findings.

The Father's motion for disclosure was granted, and the Mother was ordered to pay costs.

The applicant mother sought to change final custody and access orders, requesting sole custody of two children and alternating weekend access for the respondent father, along with child support retroactive to January 2012 based on imputed income of $30,000 annually.

The respondent father sought sole custody with an equal rotating residential schedule or, alternatively, continuation of joint custody.

The court found a material change in circumstances since the 2009 and 2010 final orders, including escalating conflict between the parties, temporary sole custody granted to the mother in 2011, and criminal charges against the paternal grandfather for assault.

The court granted final sole custody to the mother, modified the access schedule to reduce parental conflict, and ordered child support based on imputed income of $25,000 annually, retroactive to January 2013.

The applicant brought a motion to change prior custody and access orders concerning three children, seeking sole custody and supervised access for the respondent.

Evidence showed ongoing high conflict, inappropriate communications by the respondent toward the applicant, and concerns regarding emotional regulation during parenting.

An investigation by the Office of the Children's Lawyer recommended sole custody to the applicant and therapeutic supervised access for the respondent.

The court found a material change in circumstances under the Children’s Law Reform Act and concluded that joint parenting was no longer workable.

Sole custody was granted to the applicant, with therapeutic supervised access for the respondent subject to review.