The respondent brought a motion to transfer family law proceedings from Brampton to Stratford.
The applicant sought custody of the parties' child, born in 2008, and the parties had been sharing custody on a week-to-week basis since their separation in 2009.
The child had connections to both jurisdictions: the applicant resided in the Peel Region (Oakville/Mississauga) for approximately three years, while the respondent resided in the Stratford area for approximately one year and ten months.
The court dismissed the motion to transfer, finding that neither jurisdiction offered substantial convenience and that maintaining the case in Brampton was in the best interests of the child and parties, considering factors such as legal representation continuity, the child's connections to Peel Region (physician, dentist, daycare), and financial burden on the applicant.
