In what circumstances have the courts allowed a parent to seek relocation in an early application?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from M.L.E. v D.K.E, 2021 BCSC 1790 (CanLII):

In Falvai v. Falvai, 2008 BCCA 503, which was also a case in which a parent sought to relocate in an early application, the court held at para. 27:

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