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The court dismissed the father's interim motion to return the child's residence to the Greater Toronto Area.
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.
Mother granted interim decision-making responsibility to vaccinate child against COVID-19 and MMR over father's objections.
The mother brought a motion for an interim order granting her decision-making responsibility for the parties' seven-year-old child's health, specifically to obtain the MMR and COVID-19 vaccines.
The father opposed the vaccinations, citing his own autoimmune disorder and general skepticism of vaccines.
The court took judicial notice of government health advisories regarding the safety and efficacy of the vaccines.
Applying the best interests of the child test under the Divorce Act, the court granted the mother interim decision-making responsibility for health and vaccinations, subject to consultation with the child's physician regarding the father's medical history.
