What is the test of what is in the best interests of the child when one parent wishes to move to a location that will restrict access to the other parent?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.B.C. v. F.A.C., 2013 BCSC 211 (CanLII):
In cases such as this one, where one parent wishes to move to a location that will restrict the access of the other parent the test of what is in the best interests of the child remains the only consideration: Gordon v. Goertz, 1996 CanLII 191 (SCC), [1996] 2 SCR 27 [Gordon].
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