Court Must Decide Parental Responsibility Allocation and Amount of Time Child Should Spend With Father

In the case of Delisle & Mannion [2022] FedCFamC1F 940, the court is tasked with deciding on the allocation of parental responsibility and the amount of time the child should spend with the father, who currently has supervised visits. Both parties provided evidence with the help of an Independent Children's Lawyer and a consultant psychiatrist. The father has a history of family violence, alcohol, and drug misuse, impulse control, and anger management issues, and was found guilty of five criminal charges. In the end, the court granted sole parental responsibility to the mother, with the father having visitation rights on certain dates and times, some of which are supervised, and with certain rules to follow. The mother is allowed to take the child outside the country, and the father must complete an 18-week behavior change program. The application for costs is dismissed.