The parties separated in 2016 and had two children.
In 2019, one of the children tragically died after being accidentally run over by the respondent's truck.
The respondent brought a motion to change the existing parenting order, seeking week-about parenting time for the surviving child.
The court dismissed the motion, finding that the respondent failed to prove a material change in circumstances that would justify altering the status quo.
The court further held that, even if the threshold was met, a week-about schedule was not in the child's best interests due to the child's need for stability, the respondent's lack of respect for the applicant's role as custodial parent, and the respondent's failure to pay child support.
The applicant was granted sole decision-making responsibility and primary residence, with the respondent having alternate weekend parenting time and one mid-week visit.
The respondent was also ordered to pay child support and arrears.