Thursday, April 23, 2020

WHEN DECIDING IF THERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH A CURRENT COURT ORDER FOR PARENTING TIMES/ACCESS PROVISION DURING COVID-19, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING CASE ON THE ISSUE OF COMPLIANCE:

ENDORSEMENT 

current-court-order[1]  The applicant seeks leave to bring an emergency motion to “restore his Court ordered access to his daughter, namely, Amelia Jane Munn born December 31, 2013 (the “Child), and to make any necessary adjustments to the said Order (for the applicant) in Order to allow the restoration of his access as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic.”

[2]  The 14B motion was served on counsel for the respondent on April 11, 2020. Some six days later, no reply materials have been filed. I am therefore treating this as unopposed.

[3]  As the applicant has not had any access to the Child now since March 11, 2020, I am deeming this motion to be urgent pursuant to the current protocol of this court.

[4]  As many of my fellow judges have ruled over the past few weeks, absent some evidence to substantiate a real risk to the Child resulting from visiting a parent with whom the Child does not live primarily, the custodial parent is to continue to comply with an existing access order.

See https://bordenfamilylaw.com/covid-19-comply-with-current-court-order/ to read full details of this case.

#familylaw #counsel #court