Lasco and Lasco

In *Lasco and Lasco*, heard by Judge Middleton, the Applicant Mother sought to vary an existing parenting order. The specific nature of the dispute concerned the children's living arrangements and the father's time with them.

The central legal issue before the court was whether there had been a significant change in the circumstances of the child since the making of the last parenting order, such that it would be in the child's best interests to reconsider the existing arrangements. The court was required to assess the evidence presented by both parties in light of this threshold question.

Judge Middleton's reasoning focused on the high bar required to vary a final parenting order. The court found that the evidence presented by the Applicant Mother did not demonstrate a significant change in circumstances that would justify a departure from the current orders. Consequently, the application was dismissed. The court also reserved the Respondent Father's costs of the hearing.