Kathryn Smithen

The respondent father brought a motion to change the location and supervisors for his supervised parenting time.

The applicant mother brought a cross-motion seeking various procedural and substantive relief, including an adjournment and striking parts of the father's affidavit.

The court dismissed the mother's cross-motion and granted the father's motion, finding that moving the supervised parenting time away from the maternal grandparents' home to the father's new residence, supervised by the paternal grandparents and a professional agency, would reduce conflict and was in the best interests of the children.

The respondent father brought a motion to vary a temporary access order to increase his parenting time with the parties' two children, aged 16 and 11.

The mother opposed the motion, citing a history of domestic violence and the children's expressed fears.

Relying on Voice of the Child reports, the court declined to force the 16-year-old to attend access against her will, noting her age and right to withdraw from parental control.

The court also dismissed the father's request to increase access to the 11-year-old, finding that the maximum contact principle was outweighed by the child's best interests and need for security.