What is a material change in circumstances for a child with special needs?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.J. v C.C., 2016 ONSC 3444 (CanLII):
53. A material change in circumstances is (i) a change in the condition, means, needs or circumstances of the child, (ii) which materially affects the child, and (iii) which was neither foreseen nor could have reasonably been contemplated when the initial order was made. Gordon v. Goertz, 1996 CanLII 191 (SCC), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27, at paragraph 10.
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