The respondent mother, residing in China with the parties' younger child, sought leave to bring an urgent motion to renew the child's passport without the applicant father's consent to enroll the child in school.
The applicant father did not respond to the motion but had previously indicated a desire to finalize a comprehensive parenting plan.
The court dismissed the motion, finding it was not urgent as contemplated by the Family Law Rules, noting the respondent had been outside Canada since 2017 and had ample time to pursue a resolution of outstanding issues.
