The moving party father brought a motion for an interim order expanding his parenting time to a week-about shared parenting schedule.
The responding party mother opposed the motion, arguing there was no material change in circumstances and that the change would be too disruptive for the child.
The court found that the previous interim order did not establish a status quo that required a material change in circumstances to vary.
Applying the maximum contact principle under the Divorce Act and Children's Law Reform Act, the court concluded it was in the child's best interests to expand parenting time, as there were no safety concerns and the father had a flexible work schedule and childcare plan.
The motion was granted.
