The applicant, the former stepmother of the child, brought a motion for interim access.
The biological parents, who shared joint custody, opposed the motion.
The respondent father also brought a cross-motion for security for costs.
The court dismissed the applicant's motion for interim access, finding that it was not in the child's best interests given the parents' objections, the potential to undermine their parenting, and the child's expressed wishes.
The court also dismissed the respondent's motion for security for costs, as the applicant was an Ontario resident with substantial equity in her home.
The respondent was awarded set-off costs of $3,500.
