The respondent father brought a motion seeking to return the child's residence to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and for orders regarding equal parenting time and joint decision-making.
The applicant mother opposed, seeking to maintain the child's residence in Westmeath and for sole decision-making.
The court declined to order the child's return to the GTA, finding the mother's initial relocation was not intended to be permanent and the father had acquiesced by delaying his motion.
The court expanded the father's parenting time to preserve his relationship with the child but did not grant the mother sole decision-making, instead ordering joint decision-making on major issues.
The decision emphasized the child's best interests and the established status quo in Westmeath.
