Chronological Evidence
Incident Timeline
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NOV 17–19, 2024
Incident 1 — Mental Health / Safety
Handwritten suicide note — photographed and emailed same day
Maurice wrote a handwritten suicide note. Fiona photographed it November 19 and emailed it to herself — creating a timestamped record predating all litigation.
NOV 20, 2024
Incident 2 — Self-Admitted Danger
"I am a danger inside unless I go outside" — Scarlett present
The day after the suicide note, Maurice stated he cannot ground himself and is a danger inside the home. Said with Scarlett present.
DEC 4, 2024
Incident 3 — Physical Safety — Scarlett
Scarlett (18 months) knocked toward wall during anger — blamed her
During argument about finances, Maurice stormed past Scarlett. His right leg and hip made forceful contact with her head, knocking her toward the wall. Fiona caught her. He immediately blamed Scarlett.
DEC 5, 2024
Incident 4 — Self-Disclosed Incapacity
"It depends on my body" — cannot hug, lift, or comfort Scarlett
Maurice admitted in a recorded conversation that he regularly cannot hug, lift, or comfort Scarlett. "There are lots of times I just can't hug her."
DEC 6, 2024
Incident 5 — Hostile Home Environment
Bathtub, stomping, rigid cleaning demands — Scarlett didn't finish formula
Maurice slept in bathtub, issued rigid cleaning demands, stomped around despite Scarlett sleeping, raised his voice repeatedly, issued 24-hr ultimatum. Scarlett didn't finish formula — observed via baby monitor.
JAN–SEP 2025
Incident 6 — Sustained Coercive Control
Stonewalling, abandonment threats, "FUCK YOU" — documented 2025 pattern
7+ day silent treatments, four abandonment threats with bags, "FUCK YOU" with physical aggression (Jan 29), demanded to review all posts before publishing (Mar 15).
JUL 15, 2025
Incident 7 — Racial Slur & Verbal Abuse
"You being white is not the only reason I don't like you, I don't like you because you're a bitch" — journal same day
Recorded in Fiona's personal digital journal on the same date it occurred. Gendered slur combined with racial reference directed at Scarlett's mother.
JUL 29, 2025
Incident 8 — Abandonment (Gladly)
Left nine days after Scarlett's 2nd birthday — publicly glorified burning his old life
Departed for Austin, Texas. Notarized agreement signed same day. Subsequently publicly glorified the abandonment on Instagram Live with a lighter, shotgun sound effect, "watch it burn," evil laugh, "I'm a happy psychopath."
SEP 26 – OCT 22, 2025
Incident 9 — Dangerous Car / Brake Safety
Fiona drove Scarlett in a dangerous car — Maurice knew and refused to help
Sep 26: Fiona flagged brake concern. Maurice minimized remotely, gave no financial help. Could not afford repair due to his support reduction. Oct 22: Justin fixed the brakes — described the car as dangerous. Fiona was driving Scarlett to daycare and groceries in an unsafe vehicle because of financial abandonment.
NOV 27, 2025
Incident 10 — "YES OUR debt"
Written acknowledgment of $40K shared debt
Maurice explicitly stated "Yes OUR debt" in a documented text exchange. Foundation of the unjust enrichment/debt contribution claim.
DEC 30, 2025
Incident 11 — Money for Silence
Support conditioned explicitly on Fiona's silence
After promising rent, food, daycare on Dec 25, he explicitly conditioned financial support on her silence about the separation — "that's not right and can impact my business, which also then impacts me being able to send money."
JAN 30, 2026
Incident 12 — Support Slashed + Food Bank + Scarlett Call Same Message
Support cut to $700 from ~$2,700 — food bank — Scarlett call linked in same message
Unilaterally reduced support to $700 while earning $5,700/month. Directed family to food bank. Asked about a Scarlett video call in the same message — documenting the coercive link. Fiona drove Uber Eats with Scarlett to afford food.
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[Mental health] Photo of handwritten suicide note — emailed to self same day
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[Coercive control · Financial] Money for silence — Dec 30 message
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[Coercive control · Financial] Support cut to $700 + Scarlett call — same message
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[Financial] Income disclosure — $5,700 CAD/month confirmed
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[Financial] YES OUR debt — written acknowledgment
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[Financial] Sep 26 — brake concern + his minimizing response
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[Coercive control] Racial slur + gendered slur — journal same day
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[Parenting capacity] Voice note — Dec 4 incident (Scarlett knocked toward wall)
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[Parenting capacity] Recording — "it depends on my body" / cannot hug Scarlett
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[Mental health] Instagram Live — "happy psychopath" / watch it burn (screen recorded)
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[Financial] Uber Eats timestamped photos — 8:06 PM + 9:48 PM
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Notarized agreement — signed by both parties
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[Financial] PayPal records — Celesteal Inc monthly payments
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[Financial] BMO Mastercard statements — $20K debt highlighted
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[Mental health] Substack — "The Scar" — first-person self-harm account
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[Parenting capacity] Threads — "ghosting his bloodline" (screen recorded)
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[Mental health] Instagram Live — "happy psychopath" / lighter / watch it burn
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Case Overview
Maynard v. Luckett
Primary Goal: Full déchéance de l'autorité parentale — complete termination of Maurice Luckett's parental authority under Article 606 C.c.Q. Secondary goals (child support until 18, 50% of $40K debt) are sought only if achievable alongside déchéance — never at the cost of the primary goal.
15+Documented Incidents
100%VA Disability — PTSD
$40KShared Debt (secondary)
~1 yrPhysical Absence
Applicant — Fiona Maynard
DOBJanuary 7, 1994
LocationMontreal, Quebec — NDG/Côte-des-Neiges
RoleSole primary caregiver since Scarlett's birth. 100% of all caregiving, medical, daycare, and daily decisions.
FinancialLegal aid eligible. Commission-based Manulife role (June 2026). Previously on welfare. $40K debt from relationship.
Represented byMe Bianca Scaramuzzi, Les Services Kazuko S.A. (supervised by Me Dario Hajjar). File K1695B.
Respondent — Maurice Luckett
DOBFebruary 13, 1985
LocationAustin, Texas, USA. Left Montreal July 29, 2025 — nine days after Scarlett's 2nd birthday.
Income~$5,700 CAD/month guaranteed VA disability. Stable, passive, lifelong.
Medical100% VA disability — severe PTSD (therapy attendance does not change the rating — confirms treatment-resistant severity). Self-disclosed NPD. Detached retina — cannot drive.
Represented byMe Alexandre Morin, Morin Avocat, Westmount QC. File AM-321.
Legal Strategy
Six Pillars of the Case
Each pillar independently supports déchéance. Primary objective: full severance. Child support and debt recovery are secondary only.
Pillar 01
Conjugal Violence & Coercive Control
Sustained pattern: financial coercion, emotional abuse, gaslighting, denial of incidents, dysregulation, yelling with Scarlett present, conditioning support on silence. Support reduced from nearly $2,700/month to $700/month while earning $5,700/month.
→ Article 606 C.c.Q. (2022) explicitly names conjugal violence as grounds for déchéance.
Pillar 02
Physical Safety — Scarlett Directly
December 4, 2024: knocked Scarlett (18 months) toward a wall during anger — blamed her. Also drove Scarlett in a dangerous car with failing brakes he was informed of, minimized, and refused to help fix. Justin confirmed car dangerous after fixing it Oct 22, 2025.
→ Physical endangerment of child and financial abandonment creating safety risk are central to best interest analysis.
Pillar 03
Documented Incapacity
100% VA disability — severe PTSD, treatment-resistant. Attends VA therapy; rating unchanged — confirms chronicity. Self-disclosed: cannot hug, lift, or comfort Scarlett. Hyperarousal, hypervigilance, distorted reality perception. Detached retina — cannot drive. Multiple suicide incidents. Published self-harm account (Substack 2020). Self-disclosed NPD by US military.
→ Federal incapacity he cannot contradict without losing disability income.
Pillar 04
Abandonment — Gladly
Left nine days after Scarlett's 2nd birthday. Absent nearly one year. Minimal genuine interest in contact until legal proceedings began. Publicly glorified abandoning his previous life on Instagram Live: lighter, shotgun sound, "watch it burn," evil laugh, "I'm a happy psychopath." Celebrated, not reluctant.
→ Abandonment + public glorification. No reasonable path to stable future caregiving role.
Pillar 05
Financial Abandonment
Reduced support nearly 75% from ~$2,700 to $700/month while earning $5,700/month. Directed family to food bank. Conditioned support on silence (Dec 30 — in writing). Left family facing eviction. Fiona drove Uber Eats with Scarlett to afford food. Car with dangerous brakes couldn't be fixed due to his support reduction.
→ Financial coercion explicitly named as conjugal violence in Article 606 (2022).
Pillar 06 — Best Interest
Best Interest of Scarlett
His disability makes independent caregiving demonstrably unsafe — his own admission. His conduct shows Scarlett is not at the center of his concerns. Forced contact perpetuates harm to primary caregiver. Growing psychological risk from documented reality distortion as she ages. Quebec courts have held a mother's ongoing trauma from forced contact is not in the child's best interest.
→ Both cumulative Article 606 criteria met: serious grounds AND best interest of the child.
Direct Quotations
His Own Words
Every quote is Maurice Luckett's own statement — written, recorded, or publicly published. No interpretation required.
"I cannot ground myself and am a danger inside unless I go outside."
Self-admission of danger in the family home with Scarlett present.
"There are lots of times I just can't hug her." / "If my body cannot do anything I will not move." / "It depends on my body."
Self-admitted incapacity for basic caregiving — his own recorded words.
"YES OUR debt."
Written acknowledgment of the $40K debt as shared.
"That's not right and can impact my business, which also then impacts me being able to send money if I can't make money."
Explicit written conditioning of Scarlett's basic needs on Fiona's silence.
"You being white is not the only reason I don't like you, I don't like you because you're a bitch."
Gendered slur combined with racial reference directed at Scarlett's mother.
"I'm probably somewhat of a psychopath, which is OK. I'm a happy psychopath." / Describes multiple voices he pours two cups of tea for and converses with.
Public voluntary self-identification while simultaneously pursuing legal access to a three-year-old.
"And I cut my right arm. Inside of the forearm, tracking toward the elbow, about four inches. [...] It was quiet. It was intentional."
Published first-person self-harm account. Multi-year pattern: 2020 (self-harm), Nov 2024 (written note), Oct 2025 (phone threat).
"Demons that I used Seraphim energy to remove from your stomach, lungs and both intestines, AND to free your mother from the debt your family owes to The Shadow Realm — which I sacrificed my life for."
Strongest documented evidence of disconnection from shared reality — stated as undisputed fact.
Legal Framework
Article 606 C.c.Q. — The Law
In force June 6, 2023. The 2022–2023 amendments explicitly named conjugal violence as grounds for déchéance.
Article 606 — Civil Code of Quebec — In Force June 6, 2023
"Deprivation of parental authority may be decreed by the court, on the application of any interested person, against a father, mother or parents, one of them or a third person to whom it was granted, if serious grounds and the best interest of the child justify such a measure, particularly because of the presence of family violence, including conjugal violence, or sexual violence."
✓Serious Grounds: Conjugal violence, coercive control, physical incident involving Scarlett, financial abandonment, suicide note, self-harm history, 100% disability with self-admitted incapacity, reality distortion across multiple documented sources.
✓Best Interest of the Child: Independent caregiving demonstrably unsafe. Forced contact perpetuates harm to primary caregiver. Growing psychological risk as Scarlett ages.
✓Conjugal Violence (2022): Financial coercion and coercive control explicitly covered. The Dec 30 money-for-silence message is the clearest single example.
Child Support Alongside Déchéance
✓At least one Quebec judgment has granted total déchéance AND child support in the same ruling. Child support is the child's right — it survives termination of parental authority.
!To resolve with Bianca: She indicated pursuing déchéance may preclude child support. This conflicts with case precedent and Article 585 C.c.Q. Needs resolution before strategy finalizes.
!Fiona's position: Full severance is the primary non-negotiable goal. Child support and 50% debt contribution sought only if achievable alongside déchéance — never instead of it.
VA Disability + Therapy Attendance
✓100% VA disability = severe and not expected to substantially improve. Therapy attendance is already factored into this rating — the 100% exists alongside treatment, confirming treatment-resistant severity.
✓He cannot claim improved parenting capacity to a Quebec court while maintaining the disability rating that provides $5,700/month. Any claim of rehabilitation contradicts the basis of his income.
Quebec Jurisprudence
Case Precedents
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Coercive Control as Serious Grounds
"Coercive control creates fear of the partner's reactions if certain arbitrary rules are not respected. The Court is of the opinion that domestic violence which results in coercive control constitutes a serious reason justifying partial or total forfeiture of parental authority under Article 606 C.c.Q., because it has an irreparable impact on children born of a dysfunctional union."
Our case: Dec 30, 2025 money-for-silence message conditions Scarlett's basic needs on compliance with an arbitrary rule.
Mother's Ongoing Symptoms as Best Interest Factor
"The trial judge concluded that déchéance was necessary because the psychological symptoms the mother experienced as a result of the violence she suffered would persist as long as she was forced to maintain contact with the father due to their joint obligations toward their child."
Our case: Forced ongoing contact through joint parental obligations perpetuates harm to Fiona — directly affecting Scarlett's stability.
Sole Caregiver / Legal Structure Disconnected from Reality
"Maintaining the defendant's parental authority would risk perpetuating a legal structure disconnected from the family reality experienced by the child. Parental authority is not based solely on the biological link, but also on the actual and sustained exercise of the responsibilities it entails."
Our case: Fiona has been sole caregiver since birth. His disability makes future stable caregiving structurally implausible.
Total Déchéance + Child Support in Same Ruling
"GRANTS the application for deprivation of parental authority, for a change of name and the child support; ORDERS the total deprivation of parental authority; EXEMPTS the child from her obligation of support to the defendant."
Our case: Full déchéance and child support are not mutually exclusive. Child support is the child's right — it survives termination of parental authority.
Proactive Defense
His Anticipated Claims — Context & Response
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CLAIM: The legal document was coercion / blackmail▾
Context: Maurice was leaving for Texas. Fiona said she would not travel to the US without a written agreement because she genuinely feared he would prevent Scarlett from returning to Canada. This was an honest, documented safety concern.
Notary Defense: Signed before a notary whose role is to confirm voluntary signing without duress. He raised no objection at signing.
His Own Words Defeat This: In the same exchange where he called it blackmail, he agreed: "Yes, I'll stop talking about breaking up."
Notary Defense: Signed before a notary whose role is to confirm voluntary signing without duress. He raised no objection at signing.
His Own Words Defeat This: In the same exchange where he called it blackmail, he agreed: "Yes, I'll stop talking about breaking up."
CLAIM: She controlled my movements — library, working with women▾
Context: By June 2025, Fiona had documented evidence of Maurice looking at explicit content while pregnant, replying to women on social media against agreed boundaries, and consistently refusing to hold emotional space for her while demonstrating capacity to do so for other women. Her concern was a direct reaction to documented trust breaches — not baseline controlling behavior.
CLAIM: She tracked my location — controlling▾
Context: Both parties agreed to mutual location sharing from early in the relationship. Her monitoring intensified during (1) discovery of explicit content while pregnant and (2) his active suicidal ideation — monitoring his safety, not his movements. Courts assess function, not just form.
CLAIM: She made me kneel — racially charged humiliation▾
Context: Occurred immediately after he called her a bitch and a slut. She asked him to acknowledge the harm.
Mutuality Defense: The day after, Maurice made the same request of Fiona — she complied. This establishes it as a mutual dynamic in the relationship, not racial humiliation. He also documented a pattern of weaponizing race accusations as a control mechanism throughout the relationship.
Mutuality Defense: The day after, Maurice made the same request of Fiona — she complied. This establishes it as a mutual dynamic in the relationship, not racial humiliation. He also documented a pattern of weaponizing race accusations as a control mechanism throughout the relationship.
CLAIM: She isolated me — no friends in Canada▾
Context: Maurice chose to relocate internationally. Geographic distance from his network is a natural consequence of his own decision. His PTSD-related social withdrawal is documented in his own words — his isolation pattern predates this relationship.
CLAIM: She wouldn't let me get therapy with a woman▾
Truth: Fiona did not object to therapy. She expressed discomfort with him processing emotional intimacy with a female therapist because he consistently refused to hold that space for her. He has attended VA therapy for years — his 100% rating is unchanged, confirming treatment-resistant severity, not that therapy was withheld.
CLAIM: She said she didn't want to be alive — also suicidal▾
Her Own Words Provide Context: In the documented August 2025 exchange, Fiona immediately self-contextualized: "Because when I say I don't wanna be alive anymore, I'm still committed to working through relationship dynamics via communication and forgiveness."
Categorical Difference: Fiona's statement was relational exhaustion, self-explained in the same message. Maurice's pattern: written note (Nov 2024), published self-harm account (Substack 2020), second phone threat (Oct 2025). One is a figure of speech. The other is a documented multi-year clinical pattern.
Categorical Difference: Fiona's statement was relational exhaustion, self-explained in the same message. Maurice's pattern: written note (Nov 2024), published self-harm account (Substack 2020), second phone threat (Oct 2025). One is a figure of speech. The other is a documented multi-year clinical pattern.
CLAIM: She called me names — compiled list▾
Context: Several items on his list are common expressions not widely understood as racial slurs. The remaining labels are characterizations of his behavior in reactive moments — not a sustained pattern of verbal abuse. His list also contains the Shadow Realm statement — presented as factual reality — which is among the strongest evidence of disconnection from shared reality.
The Asymmetry: His verbal abuse includes "FUCK YOU" with physical aggression, "bitch," and "slut" — a sustained initiating pattern. Hers are reactions.
The Asymmetry: His verbal abuse includes "FUCK YOU" with physical aggression, "bitch," and "slut" — a sustained initiating pattern. Hers are reactions.
CLAIM: She took Scarlett without permission — child abduction (8-hour trip)▾
Context: Immediately before this trip, Maurice declared he would not hold emotional space. Fiona left location sharing active throughout. She visited her sister — a family member — and returned home.
The Irony: Maurice threatened to leave on four documented occasions and departed July 29, 2025 — nine days after Scarlett's birthday — subsequently publicly glorifying it. An 8-hour family visit with active location sharing is not child abduction.
The Irony: Maurice threatened to leave on four documented occasions and departed July 29, 2025 — nine days after Scarlett's birthday — subsequently publicly glorifying it. An 8-hour family visit with active location sharing is not child abduction.
Counsel Notes
For Bianca — Questions & Notes
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Child Support + Déchéance — Open Question
Fiona's position: full déchéance is the primary non-negotiable goal. Child support until Scarlett turns 18 is sought only if achievable alongside déchéance. At least one Quebec case has granted both in the same ruling. Please clarify whether this is legally impossible or a practical enforcement concern (Texas).
VA Disability & Therapy Attendance
Maurice attends VA therapy. This does not change the argument — 100% rating exists alongside therapy, confirming treatment-resistant severity. The legal question is whether concrete measures have improved caregiving capacity. Years of therapy with no rating change is evidence the condition is severe and not substantially improving.
NPD Diagnosis — To Pursue
Maurice self-disclosed a Narcissistic Personality Disorder diagnosis by the US military. Dario mentioned we may be able to formally request this through VA/military records. Can we pursue this? If confirmed, directly relevant to incapacity and best interest analysis.
Strategic Disclosure
Fiona's preference: disclose only what is legally required to opposing counsel at each stage. Do not give the other side time to prepare against the full weight of evidence. Please advise on what is required vs. discretionary at each stage.
Additional Concern — Unverified
There is one further matter to raise in consultation — a concern of a more serious nature regarding Maurice's behavior toward minors. Remains unverified. Should not distract from primary arguments which are independently winnable. Will detail at first meeting.
Correspondence
Key Emails to Counsel
To: Me Bianca Scaramuzzi — My Position Before We Proceed — File: Maynard / Luckett
Hi Bianca,
Before anything is filed or proposed to opposing counsel, I wanted to share my full position so we can align on strategy before July 10.
PRIMARY GOAL — NON-NEGOTIABLE: Full déchéance de l'autorité parentale under Article 606 C.c.Q. Complete termination of Maurice Luckett's parental authority.
SECONDARY GOALS (only if achievable alongside déchéance):
1. Child support until Scarlett turns 18
2. 50% contribution to the $40,000 shared debt ($20,000)
If I must choose between full severance and financial recovery, I will choose severance every time.
ON THE LAW: Article 606 C.c.Q. (in force June 2023) explicitly names conjugal violence as grounds for déchéance. Recent Quebec case law has held that a sustained pattern of conjugal violence and coercive control constitutes a serious reason justifying partial or total forfeiture of parental authority, because of its irreparable impact on children born of a dysfunctional union.
ON THE FACTS: My file documents financial coercion, psychological and emotional abuse, a physical safety incident involving Scarlett (December 4, 2024), documented incapacity (100% VA disability — severe PTSD, self-disclosed NPD), abandonment nine days after Scarlett's second birthday, and financial abandonment that created real physical risk for Scarlett.
QUESTION ON CHILD SUPPORT: You mentioned that pursuing full déchéance may mean I would not get child support. I have found at least one Quebec case where the court granted total deprivation of parental authority AND ordered child support in the same ruling. Could you clarify whether this is legally impossible in our situation, or a practical enforcement concern given that Maurice is in Texas?
I understand déchéance is an exceptional measure. But based on what I have documented, I believe this is a fight we can win.
Thank you,
Fiona Maynard
450 495 8005
Working Notes — Verify Everything With Counsel
Coercive Control — Framework Map
How the documented exhibits line up with the coercive-control categories Quebec courts weigh under Art. 606 C.c.Q. Prepared for review by Me Scaramuzzi — not legal advice.
Category → Exhibit Mapping
Instrumentalization of the child: money-for-silence message (Dec 30) · support + Scarlett call in the same message (Jan 30) · food bank sequence.
Domination / psychological pattern: 2025 stonewalling + abandonment threats · Jan 29 incident · content-approval demand (Mar 15) · slurs (Jul 15).
Compromised parenting capacity: Dec 4 incident · hug/lift admissions (Dec 5) · departure + ~1 yr absence.
Exposure to harm: "danger inside" statement with Scarlett present (Nov 20) · feeding impact observed (Dec 6) · suicide note in the home (Nov 17–19).
Deliberately omitted: "misuse of the legal system" — no documented exhibits support it; including it would weaken the rest.
Domination / psychological pattern: 2025 stonewalling + abandonment threats · Jan 29 incident · content-approval demand (Mar 15) · slurs (Jul 15).
Compromised parenting capacity: Dec 4 incident · hug/lift admissions (Dec 5) · departure + ~1 yr absence.
Exposure to harm: "danger inside" statement with Scarlett present (Nov 20) · feeding impact observed (Dec 6) · suicide note in the home (Nov 17–19).
Deliberately omitted: "misuse of the legal system" — no documented exhibits support it; including it would weaken the rest.
Supporting Authority — Link Verified
SOQUIJ roundup (Dec 2024) — five Quebec judgments granting full déchéance for family violence. DF-24291 expressly treats coercive control — including economic and psychological forms — as an important factor in the "motifs graves" analysis, and recognizes harm to the victimized parent's wellbeing as harm to the child.
Caution — Discuss With Bianca Before Relying On The Pasted Summary
DF-25868 (Cour d'appel, 19 June 2025) — déchéance OVERTURNED on appeal. The Court of Appeal stressed déchéance is an exceptional measure and lesser remedies must be weighed. It relied on the father there having never abandoned the child, paid support consistently, and pursued documented rehabilitation. Expect the other side to cite it. Our documented record differs on each of those factors — how to distinguish it is Bianca's call.
Question For Counsel
Does Art. 603.1 C.c.Q. (unilateral health/education decisions where family violence compromises joint decision-making) apply to our situation now — e.g., daycare and medical decisions for Scarlett?