In short:
Separated 2009: joint custody and 50/50 access
Divorced Legally 2012: joint custody and 50/50 shared access (OP had sought sole custody)
September 2016: start of steady reduction in time spent with myself and two children
Summer 2017: OP files for sole custody a second time
Fall 2017: Court orders an assessment
Spring 2018: Assessment supports continued shared custody and schedule to re-establish parenting time with myself (OP refuses)
and continues seeking sole custody
Here's the new territory.
Fall 2018: Settlement conference. Court adjourns the proceedings and sets a new date, with the same Justice for two months later where the court wants a full report of what efforts have been made to re-establish (by way of reunification counselling), the previously existing relationships between the children and myself "as it is in the best interests of the children". If the court is not satisfied that such effort have been made and are supported by OP, leave will be granted to file a motion to seek the re-integration schedule presented by the OCL clinician as there exist "elements of both estrangement and alienation".
I don't know if anyone else has found themselves in a similar situation, but I can't help but feel that the legal situation (completely separate from the reality of focusing on the quality of time I spend with our daughters), is moving in the right direction.
If anyone has found themselves in a similar legal process, I would like to know, because I was not expecting this type of oversight from in the judicial process.
If you have had a similar experience, in any way, it would be incredibly helpful to know what you learned or are learning now.
Many thanks,
Separated 2009: joint custody and 50/50 access
Divorced Legally 2012: joint custody and 50/50 shared access (OP had sought sole custody)
September 2016: start of steady reduction in time spent with myself and two children
Summer 2017: OP files for sole custody a second time
Fall 2017: Court orders an assessment
Spring 2018: Assessment supports continued shared custody and schedule to re-establish parenting time with myself (OP refuses)
and continues seeking sole custody
Here's the new territory.
Fall 2018: Settlement conference. Court adjourns the proceedings and sets a new date, with the same Justice for two months later where the court wants a full report of what efforts have been made to re-establish (by way of reunification counselling), the previously existing relationships between the children and myself "as it is in the best interests of the children". If the court is not satisfied that such effort have been made and are supported by OP, leave will be granted to file a motion to seek the re-integration schedule presented by the OCL clinician as there exist "elements of both estrangement and alienation".
I don't know if anyone else has found themselves in a similar situation, but I can't help but feel that the legal situation (completely separate from the reality of focusing on the quality of time I spend with our daughters), is moving in the right direction.
If anyone has found themselves in a similar legal process, I would like to know, because I was not expecting this type of oversight from in the judicial process.
If you have had a similar experience, in any way, it would be incredibly helpful to know what you learned or are learning now.
Many thanks,
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