Jessica Bonnema

The applicant father brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the respondent mother's motion to change a final consent parenting order.

The mother sought joint decision-making responsibility and shared parenting time, arguing her mental health had improved.

The court found no genuine issue for trial, as the mother failed to provide admissible evidence of a material change in circumstances since the original order.

The summary judgment motion was granted, the motion to change was dismissed, and the mother was ordered to seek leave before commencing any further motions to change.

The applicant mother sought an interim order permitting her to relocate with the parties' 5-year-old daughter from Sarnia to Aurora for employment purposes.

The respondent father opposed the relocation and sought shared parenting time and joint decision-making responsibility.

The court found that the mother had met the burden of proving the relocation was in the child's best interests, noting the financial benefit to the family unit and the mother's inability to find suitable employment in Sarnia.

The court granted the interim relocation, awarded the mother decision-making responsibility for education and extracurricular activities, ordered joint decision-making for health and religion, and set out a parenting schedule for the father.