The applicant father brought an emergency motion seeking custody and primary residence of the child after alleging that the respondent mother repeatedly violated prior court orders and deliberately frustrated his access.
The court found the mother had repeatedly made unsubstantiated allegations of abuse against the father, withheld information necessary for the child’s care, and interfered with court‑ordered access.
The judge determined that the father had demonstrated consistent and cooperative parenting while the mother’s conduct undermined the child’s relationship with him.
Concluding that the mother was presently unable to facilitate the father’s role in the child’s life, the court found that the child’s best interests required an interim transfer of custody and primary residence to the father, with liberal access to the mother and a view toward future shared parenting.
