In what circumstances will a court change the status quo in one parent's home?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R.A. v. D.P., 2017 ONSC 4622 (CanLII):
In deciding the weight to be accorded to the status quo, a court may take into account that the current child-care arrangements were wrongfully acquired or were only intended to be temporary. While doing so may discourage wrongful removal of children or prevent a parent benefiting from wrongdoing, it is difficult to see how such considerations are relevant to the best interests of an individual child. (See Brooks v. Brooks, supra). Proposed Change in One Parent’s Home
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