What are the "best interests" of a child in a relocation context?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from C.S. v S.S., 2017 BCSC 797 (CanLII):
In assessing "best interests" within a relocation context, a court should pay attention to: (a) the desirability of maximizing contact between the child and both parents; (b) the views of the child; (c) the custodial parent's reason for moving, only in the exceptional case where it is relevant to that parent's ability to meet the needs of the child; (d) disruption to the child of a change in custody; and, (e) disruption to the child consequent on removal from family, schools, and the community he or she has come to know: Falvai, at para. 27, citing Nunweiler v. Nunweiler, 2000 BCCA 300.
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