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Interim contact denied to non-biological father pending final determination of parent status, save for phase-out visits.
The applicant, who is not the biological father of the respondent's child, brought an urgent motion for interim contact pending a final determination of whether he is a 'parent' under the Family Law Act.
The respondent opposed the motion, seeking to end all contact.
The court applied the best interests of the child factors under section 24 of the Children's Law Reform Act and found that the applicant did not meet his onus to establish that ongoing interim contact was in the child's best interests.
The court ordered two final supervised visits to gradually phase out contact, after which there would be no further contact pending the final determination of the application.
