The parties engaged in a high-conflict family law trial primarily concerning the custody and access of their two children.
The applicant mother sought sole custody, alleging the children were alienated from the respondent father and his new wife.
The respondent father sought sole custody, alleging the mother was alienating the children from him.
The court found both parties contributed to the conflict but determined the mother's evidence lacked credibility on several substantive issues.
The court awarded custody to the father with an equal timesharing arrangement, finding he was more likely to facilitate contact with the other parent.
The court also ordered ongoing therapeutic intervention to ensure a balanced relationship between the children and both parents, and determined the parties' incomes for child support purposes.
