This endorsement addresses the school placement of a child, M.T., and associated costs, following a prior court order.
Despite a directive to obtain a Voice of the Child Report, both parties failed to do so proactively.
The court deemed inadmissible additional evidence submitted by both parties that went beyond the scope of the requested information.
Relying primarily on M.T.'s Report Card, the court found credible the applicant's concerns regarding the child's social integration, academic challenges in mathematics, and the detrimental impact of a lengthy daily commute.
Consequently, the court determined it was in M.T.'s best interests to return to her former school, Ingleborough Public School.
On the issue of costs, the court found mixed success for the applicant, noting her incomplete evidentiary foundation and limited proactivity, and fixed costs at $8,000, payable partially immediately and the remainder from the respondent's share of matrimonial home proceeds.
