In what circumstances will the status quo continue to be maintained in interim custody proceedings?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Wotherspoon v Wotherspoon, 2016 ONSC 4859 (CanLII):

In the context of interim custody proceedings, it has been held that generally, the status quo will be maintained, in the absence of compelling reasons indicative of the necessity of a change to meet the child’s best interests: Grant v. Turgeon (2000), 5 F.L.R. (5th) 328 (ONSC) at para. 15 (Mackinnon J.). I see no reason not to take a similar approach in this case, especially given the extent to which the agreements between the parties appear to have tried to anticipate the sorts of changes that have taken place in terms of where the parents work and the demands of their respective jobs.

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