SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE – ONTARIO – FAMILY COURT

CITATION: 2017 ONSC 7187

COURT FILE NO.: FC-13-167-01

DATE: 20171201

RE: Lynda Johnson, Applicant

-and-

Douglas Taylor, Respondent

BEFORE: The Honourable Madam Justice M.E. Vallee

COUNSEL: Susan Powell, for the Applicant

Douglas Taylor, Respondent in person

Douglas J. Manning, Office of the Children’s Lawyer

HEARD: May 31, June 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, November 27, 28 and 30, 2017

ENDORSEMENT ON MOTION TO CHANGE

This court orders ON A TEMPORARY BASIS that:

[1] The Father shall have Facetime:

a. Once midweek between 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and once on the weekend if there is no scheduled parenting time for the Father; and,

b. The Mother shall provide the children with privacy for the contact.

[2] The Father shall have parenting time as follows:

a. Twice monthly for 4 months in Collingwood on the 2^nd and 4^th Saturday or the 2^nd and 4^th Sunday of each month from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to commence on the weekend of December 9 and 10, 2017;

b. The children shall notify the Father by the first of each month whether they prefer Saturday or Sunday within the 2^nd and 4^th weekends. If they fail to do so, the Father shall advise the Mother of his choice of days;

c. If a child or children have an extracurricular activity scheduled during the Father’s parenting time, then Father will take the child/ren to their activity; and,

d. The Father shall advise the children, in general terms, of what he has planned for the visit in their Facetime communication prior to the visit.

[3] Regarding the Christmas holiday for 2017, the Father shall have visits with the children on December 24, 2017 and December 26, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..

[4] After 4 months, the Father shall have parenting time as follows:

a. From 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; and,

b. Paragraphs 2b. 2c. and 2d. above shall apply.

[5] After 6 months, the parties shall re-attend before me for the purposes of reviewing the Father’s parenting time.

[6] The Father, Mother and children shall engage in the three way program offered through New Ways for Families, selecting therapists in the Barrie area for Father and Mother and children. The parties shall share the cost as a section 7 expense. Wendy Hunter shall be the therapist for the children, subject to her agreement.

[7] The Father and Mother shall fully utilize Our Family Wizard program to communicate matters, events and appointments regarding the children’s health, education and extracurricular activities.

[8] The Mother shall ensure that the children continue to attend counselling with Wendy Hunter for so long as the counsellor recommends or as otherwise ordered by the Court or upon agreement of both parents to discontinue. The duration of counselling shall be considered when the parties re-attend before me pursuant to paragraph 5 above.

[9] Reasons for this order will be provided.

[10] An order regarding the remaining items requested by the Father and the issue of costs submissions will be included in the Reasons.

Justice M.E. Vallee

Released: December 1, 2017