The respondent mother brought an urgent motion regarding parenting issues during the COVID-19 suspension of court operations.
The applicant father had unilaterally withheld the children since March 8, 2020, alleging an assault by the mother's friend, R.D., on the older child.
The mother denied the allegations and offered to restrict R.D.'s contact with the children.
The court, applying principles from Ribeiro v. Wright, found the matter urgent due to the father's unilateral action.
The court ordered the resumption of the existing equal timesharing regime effective April 2, 2020, with a temporary restriction on R.D. having any contact with the children, and ordered make-up time for the mother.
