What is the range of factors used to determine mobility between a parent and child?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cannon v Cannon, 2017 BCSC 1462 (CanLII):
In One v. One, 2000 BCSC 1584 at para. 24, Burnyeat J. identified 12 factors relevant to determining mobility. After eliminating factors that are repeated, the factors from One that are relevant to this case are: 1. parenting capabilities of and the children’s relationship with parents and new partners; 2. employment security and prospects of each spouse and, where appropriate, their partners; 3. access to and support of extended family; 4. difficulty of exercising proposed access and quality of proposed access if move is allowed; 5. effect on the children’s academic situation; 6. psychological/emotional well-being of the children; 7. disruption of the children’s existing social and community support and routines; 8. desirability of proposed new family unit for the children; and 9. separation of siblings.
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