The respondent father brought an urgent motion for primary residence and sole decision-making responsibility of the parties' four children after the applicant mother left the matrimonial home with them and denied the father contact for several months.
The mother brought a countermotion for primary residence and child support, alleging abuse by the father.
The court reviewed CAS records, which did not substantiate the mother's abuse allegations but highlighted concerns regarding the mother's ability to maintain a clean home and ensure the children's hygiene.
The court granted the father sole decision-making responsibility and primary residence, while ordering a week on/week off shared parenting schedule.
Ongoing child support was ordered on a set-off basis, with retroactive support reserved.
