Can a parent change his position on custody from joint to sole at the end of a 20-day trial?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Spadacini-Kelava v. Kelava, 2020 ONSC 7907 (CanLII):
In Stefureak, the court allowed a parent to change his position on custody from joint to his sole custody, even though it was close to the end of a 20-day trial. Of course, as set out in my earlier appeal decision in this matter, the court is not necessarily bound by either party’s parenting decision when determining a child’s best interests: Richardson v. Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983, 35 R.F.L. (8th) 265, at para. 26.
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