The applicant mother, who had sole custody of the child, sought permission to relocate with the child to New York to join her new husband.
The respondent father opposed the move, seeking joint custody and increased parenting time, citing concerns about the child's heart condition and the impact on his relationship with the child.
The court found a material change in circumstances and conducted a fresh best interests analysis.
Noting the chronic high conflict between the parents and the father's history of undermining the mother's custodial authority, the court concluded it was in the child's best interests to remain in the mother's sole custody and permitted the relocation.
A detailed access schedule and child support obligations were ordered.
