What is the test for a parent's good faith and the best interests of the child?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chin v Hegarty, 2017 BCSC 1321 (CanLII):
In considering the criteria of good faith and the best interests of the child, Mr. Justice Kent reasoned in Walker v. Maxwell, 2014 BCSC 2357 at para. 88 that the court ought to assess the reasonableness of the parent’s desire to move: If the move is in pursuit of a legitimate interest and improvement in the quality of life, or otherwise accords with common sense and good faith, that should be sufficient to pass muster. It is only when the reasons lack substance or worse, reflect inappropriate motives, that the reasons for the change in location might militate against permitting it to occur.
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