The applicant father brought a motion to expand his access to his young child to include overnight and full weekend access, based on recommendations from the Office of the Children's Lawyer.
The respondent mother opposed the expansion pending trial.
The court dismissed the motion, finding that the case did not fall into the rare or exceptional category warranting reliance on an assessor's recommendations before trial.
The court found significant deficiencies in the investigation and credibility concerns regarding the assessor's findings, and determined that the status quo should be maintained pending full trial.
