This trial concerned the best interests of a six-year-old child, Xavier, regarding custody and mobility.
The applicant father sought sole custody and permission to relocate with the child from Kingston, Ontario, to Edmonton, Alberta, due to a Canadian Armed Forces transfer.
The respondent mother sought sole custody and for the child to move to Montréal.
The court conducted a thorough credibility assessment, finding the father to be a direct and forthright witness, while finding the mother not credible due to inconsistencies, false financial statements, and attempts to mislead the court.
The court granted the father sole custody and permission to relocate, determining that his plan offered greater stability and was in the child's best interests.
The mother was granted specified access, with travel costs shared, and ordered to pay retroactive child support for 2016.
