The moving party father brought a motion for supervised access to his children outside of a supervised access centre, which was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He proposed that his parents or brother supervise the access.
The responding party mother opposed the motion, citing safety concerns stemming from pending criminal charges against the father for severe domestic violence.
The court dismissed the motion, finding that given the serious nature of the untested allegations, supervision by close family members was inappropriate as they might feel conflicted about reporting problems.
The court held that an independent supervisor was required and allowed the father to propose alternate supervisors.
