Ruby Yu Ching Leung

This case concerns a motion to change a final parenting order, primarily addressing the child's primary residence and child support, triggered by the mother's relocation.

The court found a material change in circumstances due to the child starting school, necessitating a variation of the existing shared parenting arrangement.

The court determined that it was in the child's best interest to primarily reside with the mother in Trenton, rejecting the father's proposal for primary residence with him.

The decision also addressed child support, imputing income to the mother and adjusting support obligations, and clarified other parenting arrangements, emphasizing a child-centric analysis.

The respondent mother sought an interim order to relocate with the child from Beeton to Pembroke, a 4.5-hour drive, to live with her new partner.

The applicant father opposed the move and sought expanded access, including overnights.

The court denied the mother's relocation motion, finding no pressing or compelling reasons and that the move was not in the child's best interests due to the significant impact on the father's access.

The court granted the father's motion for expanded unsupervised access, gradually increasing to alternating weekends with overnights.