J. Montes

The father brought a motion to change seeking sole or joint decision-making responsibility and maximum unsupervised parenting time, alleging the children were at risk of physical and sexual abuse in the mother's care.

The mother brought a cross-motion to terminate the father's parenting time entirely and to remove requirements for his consent for travel and passports.

The court found no material change in circumstances to alter decision-making, as the father's abuse allegations were unsubstantiated.

The court declined to terminate the father's parenting time, instead ordering a graduated schedule starting with supervised visits.

The court granted the mother's request to dispense with the father's consent for passports and travel.

The parties separated after a 16-year marriage.

Most parenting issues were resolved prior to or during the trial.

The remaining issues for the court were the equalization of net family property and who should hold the children's passports.

The court ordered the applicant mother to hold the passports for the two children in her primary care, and the respondent father to hold the passport for their special needs child.

On equalization, the court found the applicant did not own a plot of land or a school in Pakistan, and that the wedding jewellery was jointly owned.

The respondent was ordered to pay an equalization payment of $63,981.73.