The father brought a motion for contempt, alleging the mother intentionally withheld their 11-year-old child and unilaterally enrolled her in private school, contrary to a 2017 consent final order for week-about shared parenting.
The mother argued the child did not want to visit the father.
The court found the mother breached the orders by failing to apply normal parental authority to encourage the child's compliance and by making unilateral decisions.
However, the court declined to find the mother in contempt, noting it is a remedy of last resort.
The court reaffirmed the week-about parenting schedule and deferred issues of primary residence and decision-making to trial.
