Posts Tagged ‘relocation’
Case summary: Important relocation decision
The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) recently released a decision (Shipton v. Shipton) overturning a trial court decision that had prohibited a mother from relocating from Ontario to Ireland with her young child. The decision offers some helpful insights into what is required for an appeal court to overturn a decision from a lower court…
Read moreWhat do I need to do if I want to move?
The Divorce Act and Children’s Law Reform Act are the laws that govern relocating. They contain very specific rules for what parents need to do if they want to move, either with or without their children.
Read moreRecent case: Moving with children
Bourke v Davis 2021 ONCA 97: This is a decision by the Court of the Appeal, in response to an appeal brought by the applicant, the father, from a trial decision that allowed the respondent mother to move to Washington State with the couple’s two children. The mother had married a man who lived in…
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