What is the test for establishing habitual residence?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Salvatore v. Medeiros, 2021 ONSC 1488 (CanLII):

There is no minimum period required to establish habitual residence. It can be established in as short a period of time as one day: Unger v. Unger, 2016 ONSC 4258, 88 R.F.L. (7th) 64, at para. 79. Stage One – Habitual Residence

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