The mother appealed a trial judge's order transferring sole custody of her 6-year-old son to the father.
She brought a motion to stay the custody transfer pending her appeal.
The trial judge had ordered the transfer based on a social worker's caveat that the mother's inability to promote the child's relationship with the father might necessitate a change in custody.
The Court of Appeal granted the stay, finding that the mother had a strong arguable appeal, had been the child's primary caregiver his entire life, and that maintaining the status quo was in the child's best interests pending the appeal.
