In a high-conflict parenting trial, the court awarded the applicant sole decision-making responsibility and primary residence of the child, while preserving the respondent’s parenting time through a staged reintegration and reunification process supported by therapists and supervised video contact.
Applying the best interests factors under the Children’s Law Reform Act, the court found the respondent’s social media conduct constituted family violence and materially affected the child’s safety, security, and well-being.
The court imputed income of $35,000 to the respondent and ordered ongoing child support, retroactive child support, and a fixed contribution toward current section 7 expenses.
It also imposed a coercive monetary penalty of $100 per day for continued non-compliance with repeated court orders requiring removal of social media posts, and allowed the applicant to pause the reintegration plan during any further breach.
