The applicant mother sought an urgent, temporary order to relocate with her 10-month-old child from Thunder Bay to Manitouwadge for new employment, and for temporary sole custody or a declaration of primary caregiver.
The respondent father opposed the relocation.
The court dismissed the mother's motion to relocate, finding it was not in the child's best interests due to the critical stage of the child's development and the need to foster a strong paternal relationship.
The mother was declared the child's primary caregiver, but no custody order was made.
The court ordered that the father should have a regular, consistent access schedule with increasing amounts of time, including overnight access.
