The applicant mother brought a motion to enforce a separation agreement permitting her to travel to Ethiopia with the parties' two children during their summer vacation.
The respondent father refused to permit the travel, citing concerns that the mother would not return the children to Ontario and noting that Ethiopia is not a signatory to the Hague Convention.
The court found no reason to deviate from the separation agreement, noting the father's concerns existed when the agreement was signed and relying on the children's expressed excitement about the trip.
The court ordered the enforcement of the agreement, dispensed with the father's consent for passport renewal, and awarded costs of $5,000 to the mother.
