Melissa Young

The father brought a motion for a temporary parenting time order after the children, aged 11 and 13, refused to visit him due to his unpredictable outbursts and anger management issues.

The court considered the children's wishes and fears, finding them reasonable.

To ensure the children's emotional and psychological safety, the court suspended the previous parenting regime and ordered a gradual, monitored reintroduction through brief visits in public places, along with mandatory anger management counselling for the father and continued therapy for the children.

The applicant sought costs of $11,410.64 on a full recovery basis for six case conferences, arguing the respondent acted in bad faith by failing to provide disclosure and making the conferences unproductive.

The court declined to find bad faith, noting the high threshold for such a finding, but found the respondent's conduct was unreasonable and contributed to the conferences being unproductive under Rule 17(18).

The court awarded the applicant costs of $3,000 on a partial indemnity basis, payable forthwith and collectable as child support.