COVID-19 vaccine beliefs leads to custody battle for London, Ont. family
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A London, Ont. father plans to appeal a decision made in family court that was made because of his beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine.
A London, Ont. father plans to appeal a decision made in family court that was made because of his beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to court documents, the father Jonathon, now has limitations on when and where he can see his three kids, and a temporary order is in place giving the kid’s mother, Madeline, primary care of the children.
Jonathon and Madeline, who are separated but still living in the family home with the children, were both seeking an order granting them decision-making responsibility, including whether their five-year-old child should receive a COVID-19 vaccination,
The document reads, “I [Justice B. Tobin] find that it is in [the five-year-old child’s] best interest that she has the option to be vaccinated. This will not occur if the father continues to have decision-making responsibility regarding this issue. Consequently, I also find it is in [the child’s] best interest that the mother have sole decision-making responsibility regarding the child getting the COVID-19 vaccination.”
The court document also reads that, “The mother asks that the father’s parenting time with the children be limited and subject to restrictions until he is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.”
According to the decision, the father’s parenting time will take place twice a week from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. including alternate weekends from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The father is also required to take a COVID-19 rapid test every week prior to his visit with the kids and shall send a screenshot of the test result by text message to the mother.
