What is the threshold for varying a parenting order?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Langmead v Langmead, 2018 NSSC 263 (CanLII):
9. The threshold requirement for varying a parenting order is well established and has been for more than 20 years: Gordon v. Goertz, 1996 CanLII 191 (SCC). This hearing was not complex and should not have required considerable preparation.
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