The moving party mother sought an interim order permitting her to relocate with the parties' three-year-old child from Toronto to Calgary, pending a final trial.
The mother, who had been the child's primary caregiver since separation, had secured a significant career opportunity in Calgary.
The responding party father, who exercised limited supervised parenting time due to severe and ongoing substance abuse issues, opposed the move.
The court applied the best interests of the child test and the factors for interim relocation, finding a strong probability that the mother's position would prevail at trial.
The court concluded that the move would not significantly impact the young child and granted the interim relocation, establishing a supervised parenting schedule for the father.
