The Applicant mother sought sole decision-making authority, primary residence of the children, supervised parenting time for the father, and imputation of the father's income for child support and section 7 expenses.
The matter proceeded as an uncontested trial due to the Respondent father's repeated failure to participate in proceedings and provide financial disclosure.
The court granted the mother sole decision-making and primary residence, and ordered supervised parenting time for the father at the mother's discretion, citing the children's best interests and the father's substance abuse issues and inability to care for the children.
However, the court declined to impute the father's income based on the mother's unsubstantiated estimate, instead ordering a further motion for income imputation and costs, and compelling the father to provide financial disclosure.
A divorce was also granted.
