What is the test for a finding of bad faith behaviour in a family law case?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Neshkiwe v. Hare, 2020 ONCJ 285 (CanLII):

The father seeks a finding that the mother engaged in bad faith behaviour. The father relies on Tulchinksy v. Shuster, 2009 CanLII 2927 (S.C.J.), a decision of Power J. in which he found that the mother’s conduct in taking the child from home and relocating amounted to “bad faith”. The father also relies on the mother’s refusal to comply with the ex parte Order in this case to support a finding of bad faith.

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