What is the test for changing an order?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dooley v. Dooley, 2020 NSSC 109 (CanLII):
There must be a material change before I can vary an order. If there’s no change, the order is deemed to still be correct: R.P v. R.C., 2011 SCC 65 at paragraph 25.
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