Page 8 of 28NIs. Slrnorissa reported that diiling their marriage, lv1r" tridjel hit her on a n,rmber oi

Jccasior-rs sometimes pLlnching irer in the face. and tire police f;rst attendei at the home cnSeptenrber 2+, 2Ao5. She stated that she deciineC to give a complete statenient to the oilicei'srvho respcnded to the call n:aCe bv a neigirbour or-rt of fbar that she woulC ha.;e hei childrentalien fi'orn he:-. She indrcate,j tirat the r-elaticnship r.,vl1lt \{r. Firi.jei continiied to decijne, their'aig'uments lncreased, and police attenCed at the home on otirer occasions until she returned toAlgeria ,,vith rhe chiliren in iVIay 20o6. She stated thar wirile she 'was there, r\Ir. Fridjei sertlettels to her farnil.r accusing her of behavioLir that.,vouid ernbarrass them so he coLrld clivorceher ancl, u,ith the support cf her father, she -,vouid be prevented fi om retr-irning to Canada. i\'Is.Simor:ssa repolted that }-rei' iamilrv remaineci supnortive of her, although her reputation lvith tiieAlgelian commiinity had been "rLiined" b.v N'{r. Fidjel's aiiegations.

According to N'{s. Simoussa, upon hel retlrrn to Calgarv on October 21tt',9aa6, she andthe children were forced to stay at a rvornen's shelter because Mr. Fidjei refused to zillou, her toreirrrll to the r::rarital home. On November 1o, 2006, Ms. Simoussa obtained the first of a

nilmber ol court olders, rvhich addr-essed cr"rstody and access - a Joint Parenting Order fi omProvincia-l Coult, rvhich granted lvlr. !-idjel parenting fiom Fridays at 5:oo p.n-r. to Sunday at?:0O p.m. on alternate weeliends.

Ms. Simor-rssa reported that Nfr. Fidjel only exercised his parenting time as specified inthe older once. Sire recalled that he sarv the chiidren occasionally "only Saturclays or oniySLrndays" but "the majority of the time" worJd not see the childlen because he rvas too bLrsy.

Ms. Simoussa stated that at one point, Mr. Fidjel "changecl his strategy" and aslied her to moveback home. When she refused, iv{r. Fidjel repoltediy changed his phone number and clid notattempt to see his children for the next 4. years. Ms. Simoussa indicated that, although Mr.tridjel made zr number of court applications duling that time, he "never asked fbr the boys untilJuly 201o," r,vhen he u,as granted supervised daytime access-

Clinical Description

Ms. Simoussa presented as an extremely polite and respectful, lvell-grcomed, ilealtliywoman looking her stated age. She attended appointments rvear-ing flattering dresses or sirirtsiind blouses, and some make-up- I-Ier chin-iengtir dark hair ',,vas colouled and styled. There rvasno eviclence ol :rny inapplopliate motor functioning, rinnsua-l rnovernents, or il1 health. Shemade appr:opriate eye contact during the assessment inten iews, ancl spoke in a cleal voice. Sheclemonstrated a generally good understanding of English, but spolie rvith an accent.

Ms. Sirnoussa {b}iorved the content ancl flou, of the intervierv ,,vell. There \\ras }}oindication of perseveration, tangential thinking, or circumstantial thinking. Connectionsbetrveen concepts and associations between ideas ',..,eLe coherent. There lvas no er.idence of anyobsessions, compr-Llsions, or phobias. She explessed her concerns about Mr. Iiid.iel's parenting ina tnatter of fact rvay, but occasionally became tearful clescribing the rnistreatment she and herchildr-en had reporteclly suflbred by Mr. Iiidiel.

Ms. SimoLrssa \\ras oriented to person, ti.me, and piace. Sire appeared to be of averagecognitive abllity, r.vith normal memory, concentration, judgment. attention, and reality contact.She did not report any typicai symptoms of culrent mental disordels but adrnittecl to havinsfelt deplessed prlor to and immediateiy fbliorving the separation fi^om Mr. Fidjel.

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