Can a child's pending enrollment in school constitute a material change in circumstances?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Wong v Rooney, 2020 BCSC 1387 (CanLII):

In McKenzie v. Perestrelo, 2016 BCSC 1215, Madam Justice Harris found that a child’s pending enrollment in school, taken together with a parent’s change in work schedule, constituted a material change in circumstances.

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