What constitutes a "chasing order" for interim sole custody of a child?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Bayar-Mestiri v Mestiri, 2020 ONSC 3620 (CanLII):

The Applicant’s request for an Order of interim sole custody of is, in these circumstances, typically referred to as a “chasing order”, an ex post facto custody order: Thomson v. Thomson, 1994 CanLII 26 (SCC), [1994] 3 SCR 551, paras. 71-78, 85.

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