The law of households, care, and separation.
A parent's proposed move with a child is decided on the child's best interests; since 2021 the Divorce Act sets out how those interests and the burden are assessed.
Spousal support is primarily compensatory, addressing the economic advantages and disadvantages of the marriage and its breakdown.
Setting the framework for a custodial parent's proposed relocation with a child, the Court held there is no presumption for or against the move; the sole question is the best interests of the child in all the circumstances.
The Court held that spousal support under the Divorce Act is primarily compensatory — recognising the economic advantages and disadvantages to each spouse arising from the marriage and its breakdown — rather than being aimed only at making a claimant self-sufficient.