What is the test for a material change in circumstances affecting the best interests of the child?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Roth v. Halstead, 2017 ONCJ 593 (CanLII):
As set out in the second step of the Gordon v. Goertz test, once a material change in circumstances affecting the best interests of the child has been established, the court must then embark on a fresh inquiry regarding the child’s best interests.
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