The applicant mother brought a motion seeking to suspend the respondent father's access to the children or, alternatively, to impose supervised access.
The father opposed both requests.
The court found that while the threshold for complete suspension of access had not been met, supervised access was warranted on a temporary basis.
The father had demonstrated problematic and inappropriate behaviour over a significant period, including denigrating the mother, making accusations of practicing "black magic," and showing a lack of insight into the impact of his conduct on the children.
The court ordered supervised access for two hours per week at a supervised access facility, conditioned on the father's enrollment in parenting and spousal abuse programs.