Pamela Opal Biron

The applicants, the maternal grandmother and her partner, sought primary care of the child, Addison, and defined parenting time for the child's parents.

The mother sought the child's return to her care, and the father sought primary care for himself.

The court found it was in the child's best interests to remain in the primary care of the applicants, citing concerns about the mother's alcohol abuse and the instability of her living situation, and the potential disruption to the child's established community ties if placed with the father.

Joint decision-making responsibility was ordered, with final authority for the maternal grandmother.

Specific parenting time schedules were set for both parents, and the father was ordered to pay child support.

The applicant brought a motion for the sale of the matrimonial home and a reduction in interim child and spousal support due to a material change in circumstances.

The respondent had failed to obtain the necessary financing to buy out the applicant's interest in the home as required by a previous consent order.

The court ordered the matrimonial home to be listed for sale forthwith.

The court also found a material change in circumstances due to the applicant's health issues and reduced income, and ordered a reduction in interim spousal and child support.