Ralph Lee

The mother brought an urgent motion seeking to have the parties' eight-year-old daughter returned to her full-time care before the start of the school year.

The daughter had been living with the father since June on what the mother claimed was a temporary basis.

The court found no urgency, noting the mother failed to establish the placement was temporary and that the impending sale of the matrimonial home created uncertainty about the daughter's future school district.

The motion was dismissed, and the daughter was ordered to remain in the father's care on an interim basis pending involvement of the Office of the Children's Lawyer.

The mother brought an interim motion to relocate with the parties' three children to Kapuskasing following the sale of the matrimonial home in Smiths Falls.

The father, who had been exercising equal parenting time, opposed the move.

The court found that neither parent could afford housing in Smiths Falls and the mother had a reasonable plan and family support in Kapuskasing.

Noting the father's stated willingness to also move to Kapuskasing, the court permitted the relocation and ordered that equal parenting time continue in Kapuskasing, granting a 30-day grace period for the father to secure accommodation.

The Society brought a protection application regarding a 20-month-old child who suffered inadequately explained severe bruising while in the rotating care of her parents.

The child was apprehended and placed with the step-father's parents.

The mother and step-father complied with all Society recommendations and sought custody.

The father, who struggled with untreated ADHD, chronic pain, and marijuana use, sought sole custody but remained uncooperative with the Society and hyper-vigilant about minor injuries to the child.

The court found the child in need of protection and ordered custody to the mother and step-father, with supervised access to the father conditional on his compliance with treatment and parenting recommendations.